What color is #A09FA4?

#A09FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09FA4?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 164: 160 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09FA4?

The complementary color is #A3A49F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09FA4?

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.

#A09FA4 color

#A09FA4 rgb(160, 159, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09FA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (160, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 3% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A09FA4 color codes

HEX	`#A09FA4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 3%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 3%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 1.32, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 2.8, 298.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.595, 34.95, 40.091)`
Decimal	`10526628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09FA4, 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 #A09FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09FA4 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 #A09FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09fa4; }
.text { color: #a09fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09fa4, #a39fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09FA4?: #A09FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09FA4?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 164: 160 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09FA4?: The complementary color is #A3A49F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09FA4?: 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.