What color is #A4A0BE?

#A4A0BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A0BE?

The RGB value is 164, 160, 190: 164 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A0BE?

The complementary color is #BABEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A0BE color

#A4A0BE rgb(164, 160, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A4A0BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.7% green and 74.5% blue (164, 160, 190).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#A4A0BE color codes

HEX	`#A4A0BE`
RGB	`rgb(164, 160, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 7.5, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 16.68, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.173, 36.752, 53.841)`
Decimal	`10789054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A0BE, 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 #A4A0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #A4A0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a0be; }
.text { color: #a4a0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 160 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a0be, #b3a0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A0BE?: #A4A0BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A0BE?: The RGB value is 164, 160, 190: 164 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A0BE?: The complementary color is #BABEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.