What color is #A09CAF?

#A09CAF 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 #A09CAF?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 175: 160 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09CAF?

The complementary color is #ABAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09CAF color

#A09CAF rgb(160, 156, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09CAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 68.6% blue (160, 156, 175).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#A09CAF color codes

HEX	`#A09CAF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 5.21, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 10.69, 299.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.122, 34.346, 45.381)`
Decimal	`10525871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09CAF, 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 #A09CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #A09CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09caf; }
.text { color: #a09caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09caf, #aa9caf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A09CAF?: #A09CAF 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 #A09CAF?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 175: 160 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09CAF?: The complementary color is #ABAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.