What color is #A29DB0?

#A29DB0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29DB0?

The RGB value is 162, 157, 176: 162 red, 157 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29DB0?

The complementary color is #ABB09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29DB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29DB0 color

#A29DB0 rgb(162, 157, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29DB0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.6% green and 69% blue (162, 157, 176).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#A29DB0 color codes

HEX	`#A29DB0`
RGB	`rgb(162, 157, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 5.54, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 10.73, 301.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.792, 34.93, 45.975)`
Decimal	`10657200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29DB0, 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 #A29DB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29DB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #A29DB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29db0; }
.text { color: #a29db0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29db0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 157 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29db0, #ab9db0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A29DB0?: #A29DB0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29DB0?: The RGB value is 162, 157, 176: 162 red, 157 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29DB0?: The complementary color is #ABB09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29DB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.