What color is #A4AFBA?

#A4AFBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AFBA?

The RGB value is 164, 175, 186: 164 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AFBA?

The complementary color is #BAAFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AFBA color

#A4AFBA rgb(164, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4AFBA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (164, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#A4AFBA color codes

HEX	`#A4AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -1.6, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 7.11, 256.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.501, 42.097, 52.489)`
Decimal	`10792890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AFBA, 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 #A4AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #A4AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4afba; }
.text { color: #a4afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4afba, #a4a4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4AFBA?: #A4AFBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AFBA?: The RGB value is 164, 175, 186: 164 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AFBA?: The complementary color is #BAAFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.