What color is #A09FBD?

#A09FBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09FBD?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 189: 160 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09FBD?

The complementary color is #BCBD9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09FBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09FBD color

#A09FBD rgb(160, 159, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A09FBD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 74.1% blue (160, 159, 189).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#A09FBD color codes

HEX	`#A09FBD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 6.52, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 16.63, 293.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.079, 35.944, 53.171)`
Decimal	`10526653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09FBD, 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 #A09FBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09FBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #A09FBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09fbd; }
.text { color: #a09fbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09fbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09fbd, #af9fbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A09FBD?: #A09FBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09FBD?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 189: 160 red, 159 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09FBD?: The complementary color is #BCBD9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09FBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.