What color is #A59BAF?

#A59BAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59BAF?

The RGB value is 165, 155, 175: 165 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59BAF?

The complementary color is #A5AF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59BAF color

#A59BAF rgb(165, 155, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59BAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60.8% green and 68.6% blue (165, 155, 175).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#A59BAF color codes

HEX	`#A59BAF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 155, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 7.49, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 11.76, 309.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.975, 34.537, 45.373)`
Decimal	`10853295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59BAF, 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 #A59BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #A59BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59baf; }
.text { color: #a59baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 155 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59baf, #af9baf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A59BAF?: #A59BAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59BAF?: The RGB value is 165, 155, 175: 165 red, 155 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59BAF?: The complementary color is #A5AF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.