What color is #A59FB3?

#A59FB3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59FB3?

The RGB value is 165, 159, 179: 165 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59FB3?

The complementary color is #ADB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59FB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59FB3 color

#A59FB3 rgb(165, 159, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59FB3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62.4% green and 70.2% blue (165, 159, 179).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A59FB3 color codes

HEX	`#A59FB3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 159, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, 6.08, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 11.32, 302.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.05, 36.05, 47.698)`
Decimal	`10854323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59FB3, 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 #A59FB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59FB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A59FB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59fb3; }
.text { color: #a59fb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59fb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 159 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59fb3, #af9fb3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #A59FB3?: #A59FB3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59FB3?: The RGB value is 165, 159, 179: 165 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59FB3?: The complementary color is #ADB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59FB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.