What color is #A49DAF?

#A49DAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49DAF?

The RGB value is 164, 157, 175: 164 red, 157 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49DAF?

The complementary color is #A8AF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49DAF color

#A49DAF rgb(164, 157, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49DAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.6% green and 68.6% blue (164, 157, 175).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#A49DAF color codes

HEX	`#A49DAF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 157, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, 6.03, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 10.35, 305.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.103, 35.102, 45.475)`
Decimal	`10788271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49DAF, 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 #A49DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #A49DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49daf; }
.text { color: #a49daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 157 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49daf, #ad9daf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49DAF?: #A49DAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49DAF?: The RGB value is 164, 157, 175: 164 red, 157 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49DAF?: The complementary color is #A8AF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.