What color is #A59FA6?

#A59FA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59FA6?

The RGB value is 165, 159, 166: 165 red, 159 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59FA6?

The complementary color is #A0A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59FA6 color

#A59FA6 rgb(165, 159, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59FA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62.4% green and 65.1% blue (165, 159, 166).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#A59FA6 color codes

HEX	`#A59FA6`
RGB	`rgb(165, 159, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 3.49, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 4.51, 320.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.797, 35.549, 41.097)`
Decimal	`10854310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59FA6, 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 #A59FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #A59FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59fa6; }
.text { color: #a59fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 159 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59fa6, #a69fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A59FA6?: #A59FA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59FA6?: The RGB value is 165, 159, 166: 165 red, 159 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59FA6?: The complementary color is #A0A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.