What color is #A59BA8?

#A59BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59BA8?

The RGB value is 165, 155, 168: 165 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59BA8?

The complementary color is #9EA89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59BA8 color

#A59BA8 rgb(165, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59BA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (165, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#A59BA8 color codes

HEX	`#A59BA8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.18, 6.1, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.18, 8.18, 318.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.305, 34.269, 41.846)`
Decimal	`10853288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59BA8, 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 #A59BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #A59BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59ba8; }
.text { color: #a59ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59ba8, #a89ba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A59BA8?: #A59BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59BA8?: The RGB value is 165, 155, 168: 165 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59BA8?: The complementary color is #9EA89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.