What color is #A49FAC?

#A49FAC is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49FAC?

The RGB value is 164, 159, 172: 164 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49FAC?

The complementary color is #A7AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49FAC color

#A49FAC rgb(164, 159, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49FAC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (164, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A49FAC color codes

HEX	`#A49FAC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 4.31, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 7.46, 305.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.153, 35.667, 44.054)`
Decimal	`10788780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49FAC, 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 #A49FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A49FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49fac; }
.text { color: #a49fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49fac, #ab9fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A49FAC?: #A49FAC is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49FAC?: The RGB value is 164, 159, 172: 164 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49FAC?: The complementary color is #A7AC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.