What color is #A59DAD?

#A59DAD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59DAD?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 173: 165 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59DAD?

The complementary color is #A5AD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59DAD color

#A59DAD rgb(165, 157, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59DAD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 67.8% blue (165, 157, 173).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A59DAD color codes

HEX	`#A59DAD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 5.97, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 9.4, 309.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.116, 35.13, 44.458)`
Decimal	`10853805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59DAD, 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 #A59DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A59DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59dad; }
.text { color: #a59dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59dad, #ad9dad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A59DAD?: #A59DAD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59DAD?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 173: 165 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59DAD?: The complementary color is #A5AD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.