What color is #A89FAF?

#A89FAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89FAF?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 175: 168 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89FAF?

The complementary color is #A6AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89FAF color

#A89FAF rgb(168, 159, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89FAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 68.6% blue (168, 159, 175).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#A89FAF color codes

HEX	`#A89FAF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 6.31, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 9.5, 311.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.283, 36.216, 45.628)`
Decimal	`11050927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89FAF, 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 #A89FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #A89FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89faf; }
.text { color: #a89faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89faf, #af9fae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A89FAF?: #A89FAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89FAF?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 175: 168 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89FAF?: The complementary color is #A6AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.