What color is #A49CAD?

#A49CAD 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 #A49CAD?

The RGB value is 164, 156, 173: 164 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49CAD?

The complementary color is #A5AD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49CAD color

#A49CAD rgb(164, 156, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49CAD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.2% green and 67.8% blue (164, 156, 173).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A49CAD color codes

HEX	`#A49CAD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 156, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, 6.18, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 9.93, 308.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.74, 34.687, 44.392)`
Decimal	`10788013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49CAD, 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 #A49CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #A49CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49cad; }
.text { color: #a49cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 156 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49cad, #ad9cad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A49CAD?: #A49CAD 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 #A49CAD?: The RGB value is 164, 156, 173: 164 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49CAD?: The complementary color is #A5AD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.