What color is #A49EB8?

#A49EB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EB8?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 184: 164 red, 158 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EB8?

The complementary color is #B2B89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EB8 color

#A49EB8 rgb(164, 158, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A49EB8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 72.2% blue (164, 158, 184).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A49EB8 color codes

HEX	`#A49EB8`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 7.34, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 14.61, 300.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.187, 35.807, 50.343)`
Decimal	`10788536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EB8, 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 #A49EB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A49EB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49eb8; }
.text { color: #a49eb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49eb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49eb8, #b19eb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A49EB8?: #A49EB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EB8?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 184: 164 red, 158 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EB8?: The complementary color is #B2B89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.