What color is #A59DA7?

#A59DA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59DA7?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 167: 165 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59DA7?

The complementary color is #9FA79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59DA7 color

#A59DA7 rgb(165, 157, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59DA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 65.5% blue (165, 157, 167).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#A59DA7 color codes

HEX	`#A59DA7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 6%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, 4.79, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 6.34, 319.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.548, 34.903, 41.469)`
Decimal	`10853799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59DA7, 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 #A59DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #A59DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59da7; }
.text { color: #a59da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59da7, #a79da4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59DA7?: #A59DA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59DA7?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 167: 165 red, 157 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59DA7?: The complementary color is #9FA79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.