What color is #A99BAA?

#A99BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99BAA?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 170: 169 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99BAA?

The complementary color is #9CAA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99BAA color

#A99BAA rgb(169, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99BAA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (169, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#A99BAA color codes

HEX	`#A99BAA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, 7.91, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 9.89, 323.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.338, 34.78, 42.874)`
Decimal	`11115434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99BAA, 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 #A99BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #A99BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99baa; }
.text { color: #a99baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99baa, #aa9ba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99BAA?: #A99BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99BAA?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 170: 169 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99BAA?: The complementary color is #9CAA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.