What color is #A097AD?

#A097AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A097AD?

The RGB value is 160, 151, 173: 160 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A097AD?

The complementary color is #A4AD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A097AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A097AD color

#A097AD rgb(160, 151, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A097AD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (160, 151, 173).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A097AD color codes

HEX	`#A097AD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, 7.59, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 12.77, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.105, 32.624, 44.08)`
Decimal	`10524589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A097AD, 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 #A097AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A097AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A097AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a097ad; }
.text { color: #a097ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a097ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a097ad, #ab97ad); }

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Questions

What color is #A097AD?: #A097AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A097AD?: The RGB value is 160, 151, 173: 160 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A097AD?: The complementary color is #A4AD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A097AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.