What color is #A99FA1?

#A99FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99FA1?

The RGB value is 169, 159, 161: 169 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99FA1?

The complementary color is #9FA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99FA1 color

#A99FA1 rgb(169, 159, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99FA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.4% green and 63.1% blue (169, 159, 161).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A99FA1 color codes

HEX	`#A99FA1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 159, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 6%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 3.99, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 4, 3.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.193, 35.805, 38.768)`
Decimal	`11116449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99FA1, 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 #A99FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A99FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99fa1; }
.text { color: #a99fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 159 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99fa1, #a9a29f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A99FA1?: #A99FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99FA1?: The RGB value is 169, 159, 161: 169 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99FA1?: The complementary color is #9FA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.