What color is #A39FA9?

#A39FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39FA9?

The RGB value is 163, 159, 169: 163 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39FA9?

The complementary color is #A5A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39FA9 color

#A39FA9 rgb(163, 159, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39FA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (163, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#A39FA9 color codes

HEX	`#A39FA9`
RGB	`rgb(163, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 6%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 3.37, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 5.76, 305.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.663, 35.447, 42.544)`
Decimal	`10723241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39FA9, 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 #A39FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #A39FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39fa9; }
.text { color: #a39fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39fa9, #a89fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A39FA9?: #A39FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39FA9?: The RGB value is 163, 159, 169: 163 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39FA9?: The complementary color is #A5A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.