What color is #A09CAE?

#A09CAE 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 #A09CAE?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 174: 160 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09CAE?

The complementary color is #AAAE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09CAE color

#A09CAE rgb(160, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09CAE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (160, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A09CAE color codes

HEX	`#A09CAE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, 5, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 10.14, 299.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.024, 34.306, 44.866)`
Decimal	`10525870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09CAE, 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 #A09CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A09CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09cae; }
.text { color: #a09cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09cae, #a99cae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A09CAE?: #A09CAE 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 #A09CAE?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 174: 160 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09CAE?: The complementary color is #AAAE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.