What color is #A59CA8?

#A59CA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59CA8?

The RGB value is 165, 156, 168: 165 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59CA8?

The complementary color is #9FA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59CA8 color

#A59CA8 rgb(165, 156, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59CA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (165, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#A59CA8 color codes

HEX	`#A59CA8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, 5.54, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 7.51, 317.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.472, 34.604, 41.901)`
Decimal	`10853544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59CA8, 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 #A59CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #A59CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59ca8; }
.text { color: #a59ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59ca8, #a89ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59CA8?: #A59CA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59CA8?: The RGB value is 165, 156, 168: 165 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59CA8?: The complementary color is #9FA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.