What color is #A09DA5?

#A09DA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09DA5?

The RGB value is 160, 157, 165: 160 red, 157 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09DA5?

The complementary color is #A2A59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09DA5?

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.

#A09DA5 color

#A09DA5 rgb(160, 157, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09DA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.6% green and 64.7% blue (160, 157, 165).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A09DA5 color codes

HEX	`#A09DA5`
RGB	`rgb(160, 157, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, 2.63, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 4.6, 304.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.345, 34.304, 40.455)`
Decimal	`10526117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09DA5, 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 #A09DA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09DA5 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 #A09DA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09da5; }
.text { color: #a09da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09da5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 157 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09da5, #a49da5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09DA5?: #A09DA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09DA5?: The RGB value is 160, 157, 165: 160 red, 157 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09DA5?: The complementary color is #A2A59D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09DA5?: 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.