What color is #A9A3B3?

#A9A3B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A3B3?

The RGB value is 169, 163, 179: 169 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A3B3?

The complementary color is #ADB3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A3B3 color

#A9A3B3 rgb(169, 163, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A3B3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.9% green and 70.2% blue (169, 163, 179).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#A9A3B3 color codes

HEX	`#A9A3B3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 163, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, 5.24, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 9.12, 305.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.595, 37.884, 47.971)`
Decimal	`11117491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A3B3, 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 #A9A3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #A9A3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a3b3; }
.text { color: #a9a3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 163 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a3b3, #b1a3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A3B3?: #A9A3B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A3B3?: The RGB value is 169, 163, 179: 169 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A3B3?: The complementary color is #ADB3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.