What color is #A79EAA?

#A79EAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79EAA?

The RGB value is 167, 158, 170: 167 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79EAA?

The complementary color is #A1AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79EAA?

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.

#A79EAA color

#A79EAA rgb(167, 158, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79EAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (167, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A79EAA color codes

HEX	`#A79EAA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, 5.53, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 7.49, 317.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.418, 35.572, 43.023)`
Decimal	`10985130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79EAA, 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 #A79EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79EAA 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 #A79EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79eaa; }
.text { color: #a79eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79eaa, #aa9ea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A79EAA?: #A79EAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79EAA?: The RGB value is 167, 158, 170: 167 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79EAA?: The complementary color is #A1AA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79EAA?: 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.