What color is #A09DAC?

#A09DAC 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 #A09DAC?

The RGB value is 160, 157, 172: 160 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09DAC?

The complementary color is #A9AC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09DAC color

#A09DAC rgb(160, 157, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09DAC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.6% green and 67.5% blue (160, 157, 172).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#A09DAC color codes

HEX	`#A09DAC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 157, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 4.03, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 8.42, 298.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.999, 34.566, 43.902)`
Decimal	`10526124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09DAC, 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 #A09DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #A09DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09dac; }
.text { color: #a09dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 157 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09dac, #a89dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09DAC?: #A09DAC 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 #A09DAC?: The RGB value is 160, 157, 172: 160 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09DAC?: The complementary color is #A9AC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.