What color is #A09FA5?

#A09FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09FA5?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 165: 160 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09FA5?

The complementary color is #A4A59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09FA5 color

#A09FA5 rgb(160, 159, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09FA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (160, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A09FA5 color codes

HEX	`#A09FA5`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 1.52, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 3.35, 296.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.686, 34.986, 40.568)`
Decimal	`10526629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09FA5, 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 #A09FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #A09FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09fa5; }
.text { color: #a09fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09fa5, #a39fa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09FA5?: #A09FA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09FA5?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 165: 160 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09FA5?: The complementary color is #A4A59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.