What color is #A99FA5?

#A99FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99FA5?

The RGB value is 169, 159, 165: 169 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99FA5?

The complementary color is #9FA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99FA5 color

#A99FA5 rgb(169, 159, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99FA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (169, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#A99FA5 color codes

HEX	`#A99FA5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 6%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 4.73, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 5.07, 339.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.551, 35.948, 40.656)`
Decimal	`11116453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99FA5, 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 #A99FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #A99FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99fa5; }
.text { color: #a99fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99fa5, #a99fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A99FA5?: #A99FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99FA5?: The RGB value is 169, 159, 165: 169 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99FA5?: The complementary color is #9FA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.