What color is #A49EA9?

#A49EA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EA9?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 169: 164 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EA9?

The complementary color is #A3A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EA9 color

#A49EA9 rgb(164, 158, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49EA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (164, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#A49EA9 color codes

HEX	`#A49EA9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, 4.27, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 6.53, 310.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.697, 35.211, 42.497)`
Decimal	`10788521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EA9, 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 #A49EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #A49EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49ea9; }
.text { color: #a49ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49ea9, #a99ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49EA9?: #A49EA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EA9?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 169: 164 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EA9?: The complementary color is #A3A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.