What color is #A69FAA?

#A69FAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69FAA?

The RGB value is 166, 159, 170: 166 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69FAA?

The complementary color is #A3AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69FAA color

#A69FAA rgb(166, 159, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69FAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (166, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A69FAA color codes

HEX	`#A69FAA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 4.62, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 6.66, 313.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.379, 35.806, 43.07)`
Decimal	`10919850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69FAA, 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 #A69FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A69FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69faa; }
.text { color: #a69faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69faa, #aa9fa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A69FAA?: #A69FAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69FAA?: The RGB value is 166, 159, 170: 166 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69FAA?: The complementary color is #A3AA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.