What color is #A094AE?

#A094AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A094AE?

The RGB value is 160, 148, 174: 160 red, 148 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A094AE?

The complementary color is #A2AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A094AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A094AE color

#A094AE rgb(160, 148, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A094AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58% green and 68.2% blue (160, 148, 174).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A094AE color codes

HEX	`#A094AE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 148, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, 9.49, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 15.27, 308.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.726, 31.709, 44.433)`
Decimal	`10523822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A094AE, 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 #A094AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A094AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A094AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a094ae; }
.text { color: #a094ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a094ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 148 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a094ae, #ad94ae); }

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Questions

What color is #A094AE?: #A094AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A094AE?: The RGB value is 160, 148, 174: 160 red, 148 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A094AE?: The complementary color is #A2AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A094AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.