What color is #A0899B?

#A0899B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0899B?

The RGB value is 160, 137, 155: 160 red, 137 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0899B?

The complementary color is #89A08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0899B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0899B color

#A0899B rgb(160, 137, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A0899B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 53.7% green and 60.8% blue (160, 137, 155).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A0899B color codes

HEX	`#A0899B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 137, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 53.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 11.93, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 13.51, 332.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.359, 27.732, 34.81)`
Decimal	`10520987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0899B, 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 #A0899B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0899B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A0899B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0899b; }
.text { color: #a0899b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0899b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 137 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0899b, #a0898f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A0899B?: #A0899B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0899B?: The RGB value is 160, 137, 155: 160 red, 137 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0899B?: The complementary color is #89A08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0899B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.