What color is #A19CAB?

#A19CAB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19CAB?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 171: 161 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19CAB?

The complementary color is #A6AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19CAB color

#A19CAB rgb(161, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19CAB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (161, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A19CAB color codes

HEX	`#A19CAB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, 4.73, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 8.57, 303.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.936, 34.294, 43.352)`
Decimal	`10591403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19CAB, 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 #A19CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A19CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19cab; }
.text { color: #a19cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19cab, #a99cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19CAB?: #A19CAB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19CAB?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 171: 161 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19CAB?: The complementary color is #A6AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.