What color is #A49EA7?

#A49EA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EA7?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 167: 164 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EA7?

The complementary color is #A1A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EA7 color

#A49EA7 rgb(164, 158, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49EA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 65.5% blue (164, 158, 167).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A49EA7 color codes

HEX	`#A49EA7`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 3.88, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 5.5, 314.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.511, 35.136, 41.516)`
Decimal	`10788519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EA7, 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 #A49EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A49EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49ea7; }
.text { color: #a49ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49ea7, #a79ea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49EA7?: #A49EA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EA7?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 167: 164 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EA7?: The complementary color is #A1A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.