What color is #A49AA5?

#A49AA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49AA5?

The RGB value is 164, 154, 165: 164 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49AA5?

The complementary color is #9BA59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49AA5 color

#A49AA5 rgb(164, 154, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49AA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (164, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#A49AA5 color codes

HEX	`#A49AA5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.74, 5.72, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.74, 7.23, 322.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.656, 33.721, 40.326)`
Decimal	`10787493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49AA5, 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 #A49AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #A49AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49aa5; }
.text { color: #a49aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49aa5, #a59aa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A49AA5?: #A49AA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49AA5?: The RGB value is 164, 154, 165: 164 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49AA5?: The complementary color is #9BA59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.