What color is #A79CAD?

#A79CAD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79CAD?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 173: 167 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79CAD?

The complementary color is #A2AD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79CAD color

#A79CAD rgb(167, 156, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79CAD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 67.8% blue (167, 156, 173).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A79CAD color codes

HEX	`#A79CAD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, 7.23, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 10.33, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.366, 35.01, 44.421)`
Decimal	`10984621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79CAD, 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 #A79CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #A79CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79cad; }
.text { color: #a79cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79cad, #ad9cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A79CAD?: #A79CAD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79CAD?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 173: 167 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79CAD?: The complementary color is #A2AD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.