What color is #A39AAE?

#A39AAE 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 #A39AAE?

The RGB value is 163, 154, 174: 163 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39AAE?

The complementary color is #A5AE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39AAE color

#A39AAE rgb(163, 154, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39AAE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.4% green and 68.2% blue (163, 154, 174).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#A39AAE color codes

HEX	`#A39AAE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 154, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, 7.15, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 11.66, 307.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.298, 33.954, 44.783)`
Decimal	`10721966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39AAE, 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 #A39AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #A39AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39aae; }
.text { color: #a39aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 154 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39aae, #ad9aae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A39AAE?: #A39AAE 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 #A39AAE?: The RGB value is 163, 154, 174: 163 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39AAE?: The complementary color is #A5AE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.