What color is #A4A0B4?

#A4A0B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A0B4?

The RGB value is 164, 160, 180: 164 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A0B4?

The complementary color is #B0B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A0B4 color

#A4A0B4 rgb(164, 160, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A0B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.7% green and 70.6% blue (164, 160, 180).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#A4A0B4 color codes

HEX	`#A4A0B4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 160, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.77, 5.39, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.77, 11.18, 298.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.117, 36.329, 48.281)`
Decimal	`10789044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A0B4, 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 #A4A0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #A4A0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a0b4; }
.text { color: #a4a0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 160 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a0b4, #aea0b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A0B4?: #A4A0B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A0B4?: The RGB value is 164, 160, 180: 164 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A0B4?: The complementary color is #B0B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.