What color is #A99BA8?

#A99BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99BA8?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 168: 169 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99BA8?

The complementary color is #9BA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99BA8 color

#A99BA8 rgb(169, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99BA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (169, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A99BA8 color codes

HEX	`#A99BA8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 7.52, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 8.98, 326.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.15, 34.705, 41.885)`
Decimal	`11115432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99BA8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A99BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A99BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99ba8; }
.text { color: #a99ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99ba8, #a99ba1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99BA8?: #A99BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99BA8?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 168: 169 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99BA8?: The complementary color is #9BA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.