What color is #A09EAD?

#A09EAD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09EAD?

The RGB value is 160, 158, 173: 160 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09EAD?

The complementary color is #ABAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09EAD color

#A09EAD rgb(160, 158, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09EAD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62% green and 67.8% blue (160, 158, 173).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#A09EAD color codes

HEX	`#A09EAD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 158, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 3.68, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 8.37, 296.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.265, 34.944, 44.467)`
Decimal	`10526381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09EAD, 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 #A09EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #A09EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09ead; }
.text { color: #a09ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 158 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09ead, #a89ead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09EAD?: #A09EAD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09EAD?: The RGB value is 160, 158, 173: 160 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09EAD?: The complementary color is #ABAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.