What color is #A39BAA?

#A39BAA 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 #A39BAA?

The RGB value is 163, 155, 170: 163 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39BAA?

The complementary color is #A2AA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39BAA color

#A39BAA rgb(163, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39BAA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (163, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#A39BAA color codes

HEX	`#A39BAA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 5.79, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 8.89, 310.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.08, 34.132, 42.815)`
Decimal	`10722218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39BAA, 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 #A39BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #A39BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39baa; }
.text { color: #a39baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39baa, #aa9baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A39BAA?: #A39BAA 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 #A39BAA?: The RGB value is 163, 155, 170: 163 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39BAA?: The complementary color is #A2AA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.