What color is #A49CAB?

#A49CAB 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 #A49CAB?

The RGB value is 164, 156, 171: 164 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49CAB?

The complementary color is #A3AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49CAB color

#A49CAB rgb(164, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49CAB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (164, 156, 171).

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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#A49CAB color codes

HEX	`#A49CAB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 5.78, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 8.88, 310.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.548, 34.61, 43.381)`
Decimal	`10788011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49CAB, 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 #A49CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #A49CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49cab; }
.text { color: #a49cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49cab, #ab9cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A49CAB?: #A49CAB 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 #A49CAB?: The RGB value is 164, 156, 171: 164 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49CAB?: The complementary color is #A3AB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.