What color is #A59FB5?

#A59FB5 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 #A59FB5?

The RGB value is 165, 159, 181: 165 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59FB5?

The complementary color is #AFB59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59FB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59FB5 color

#A59FB5 rgb(165, 159, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59FB5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62.4% green and 71% blue (165, 159, 181).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#A59FB5 color codes

HEX	`#A59FB5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 159, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, 6.49, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 12.41, 301.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.254, 36.132, 48.771)`
Decimal	`10854325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59FB5, 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 #A59FB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59FB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #A59FB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59fb5; }
.text { color: #a59fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59fb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 159 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59fb5, #b09fb5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A59FB5?: #A59FB5 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 #A59FB5?: The RGB value is 165, 159, 181: 165 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59FB5?: The complementary color is #AFB59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59FB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.