What color is #A19CA7?

#A19CA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19CA7?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 167: 161 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19CA7?

The complementary color is #A2A79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19CA7 color

#A19CA7 rgb(161, 156, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19CA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 65.5% blue (161, 156, 167).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#A19CA7 color codes

HEX	`#A19CA7`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, 3.93, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 6.42, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.56, 34.144, 41.374)`
Decimal	`10591399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19CA7, 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 #A19CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #A19CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19ca7; }
.text { color: #a19ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19ca7, #a79ca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19CA7?: #A19CA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19CA7?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 167: 161 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19CA7?: The complementary color is #A2A79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.