What color is #A19FAE?

#A19FAE 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 #A19FAE?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 174: 161 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19FAE?

The complementary color is #ACAE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19FAE color

#A19FAE rgb(161, 159, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19FAE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 68.2% blue (161, 159, 174).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#A19FAE color codes

HEX	`#A19FAE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, 3.67, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 8.36, 296.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.735, 35.429, 45.045)`
Decimal	`10592174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19FAE, 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 #A19FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #A19FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19fae; }
.text { color: #a19fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19fae, #a99fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19FAE?: #A19FAE 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 #A19FAE?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 174: 161 red, 159 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19FAE?: The complementary color is #ACAE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.