What color is #A59FA2?

#A59FA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59FA2?

The RGB value is 165, 159, 162: 165 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59FA2?

The complementary color is #9FA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59FA2 color

#A59FA2 rgb(165, 159, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59FA2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62.4% green and 63.5% blue (165, 159, 162).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#A59FA2 color codes

HEX	`#A59FA2`
RGB	`rgb(165, 159, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 2.73, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 2.84, 343.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.436, 35.404, 39.195)`
Decimal	`10854306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59FA2, 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 #A59FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #A59FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59fa2; }
.text { color: #a59fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 159 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59fa2, #a59f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A59FA2?: #A59FA2 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59FA2?: The RGB value is 165, 159, 162: 165 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59FA2?: The complementary color is #9FA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.