What color is #A19BA9?

#A19BA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19BA9?

The RGB value is 161, 155, 169: 161 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19BA9?

The complementary color is #A3A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19BA9 color

#A19BA9 rgb(161, 155, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19BA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.8% green and 66.3% blue (161, 155, 169).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#A19BA9 color codes

HEX	`#A19BA9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 155, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 4.89, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 8.13, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.579, 33.884, 42.3)`
Decimal	`10591145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19BA9, 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 #A19BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A19BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19ba9; }
.text { color: #a19ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 155 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19ba9, #a89ba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A19BA9?: #A19BA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19BA9?: The RGB value is 161, 155, 169: 161 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19BA9?: The complementary color is #A3A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.