What color is #A19FB3?

#A19FB3 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 #A19FB3?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 179: 161 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19FB3?

The complementary color is #B1B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19FB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19FB3 color

#A19FB3 rgb(161, 159, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19FB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 70.2% blue (161, 159, 179).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A19FB3 color codes

HEX	`#A19FB3`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, 4.71, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 11.12, 295.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.231, 35.628, 47.66)`
Decimal	`10592179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19FB3, 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 #A19FB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19FB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A19FB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19fb3; }
.text { color: #a19fb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19fb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19fb3, #ab9fb3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #A19FB3?: #A19FB3 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 #A19FB3?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 179: 161 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19FB3?: The complementary color is #B1B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19FB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.