What color is #A49EAA?

#A49EAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EAA?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 170: 164 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EAA?

The complementary color is #A4AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EAA color

#A49EAA rgb(164, 158, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49EAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (164, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#A49EAA color codes

HEX	`#A49EAA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, 4.47, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 7.05, 309.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.791, 35.249, 42.993)`
Decimal	`10788522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EAA, 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 #A49EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #A49EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49eaa; }
.text { color: #a49eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49eaa, #aa9eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A49EAA?: #A49EAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EAA?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 170: 164 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EAA?: The complementary color is #A4AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.