What color is #A299AB?

#A299AB 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 #A299AB?

The RGB value is 162, 153, 171: 162 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A299AB?

The complementary color is #A2AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A299AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A299AB color

#A299AB rgb(162, 153, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A299AB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60% green and 67.1% blue (162, 153, 171).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A299AB color codes

HEX	`#A299AB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 153, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, 6.76, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 10.61, 309.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.641, 33.404, 43.196)`
Decimal	`10656171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A299AB, 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 #A299AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A299AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A299AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a299ab; }
.text { color: #a299ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a299ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 153 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a299ab, #ab99ab); }

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Questions

What color is #A299AB?: #A299AB 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 #A299AB?: The RGB value is 162, 153, 171: 162 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A299AB?: The complementary color is #A2AB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A299AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.