What color is #A09FAF?

#A09FAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09FAF?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 175: 160 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09FAF?

The complementary color is #AEAF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09FAF color

#A09FAF rgb(160, 159, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09FAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 68.6% blue (160, 159, 175).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#A09FAF color codes

HEX	`#A09FAF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.03, 3.54, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.03, 8.88, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.632, 35.365, 45.551)`
Decimal	`10526639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09FAF, 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 #A09FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #A09FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09faf; }
.text { color: #a09faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09faf, #a89faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09FAF?: #A09FAF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09FAF?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 175: 160 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09FAF?: The complementary color is #AEAF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.