What color is #A9A2BE?

#A9A2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A2BE?

The RGB value is 169, 162, 190: 169 red, 162 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A2BE?

The complementary color is #B7BEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A2BE color

#A9A2BE rgb(169, 162, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A9A2BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.5% green and 74.5% blue (169, 162, 190).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#A9A2BE color codes

HEX	`#A9A2BE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 162, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 8.05, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 15.69, 300.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.575, 37.993, 54.006)`
Decimal	`11117246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A2BE, 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 #A9A2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #A9A2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a2be; }
.text { color: #a9a2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 162 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a2be, #b7a2be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9A2BE?: #A9A2BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A2BE?: The RGB value is 169, 162, 190: 169 red, 162 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A2BE?: The complementary color is #B7BEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.