What color is #A09AAA?

#A09AAA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09AAA?

The RGB value is 160, 154, 170: 160 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09AAA?

The complementary color is #A4AA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09AAA color

#A09AAA rgb(160, 154, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09AAA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (160, 154, 170).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A09AAA color codes

HEX	`#A09AAA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 154, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, 5.3, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 9.22, 305.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.307, 33.487, 42.731)`
Decimal	`10525354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09AAA, 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 #A09AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A09AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09aaa; }
.text { color: #a09aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 154 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09aaa, #a89aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A09AAA?: #A09AAA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09AAA?: The RGB value is 160, 154, 170: 160 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09AAA?: The complementary color is #A4AA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.