What color is #A195AB?

#A195AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A195AB?

The RGB value is 161, 149, 171: 161 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A195AB?

The complementary color is #9FAB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A195AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A195AB color

#A195AB rgb(161, 149, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A195AB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.4% green and 67.1% blue (161, 149, 171).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#A195AB color codes

HEX	`#A195AB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 149, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, 8.65, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 13.14, 311.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.795, 32.012, 42.972)`
Decimal	`10589611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A195AB, 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 #A195AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A195AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #A195AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a195ab; }
.text { color: #a195ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a195ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 149 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a195ab, #ab95aa); }

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Questions

What color is #A195AB?: #A195AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A195AB?: The RGB value is 161, 149, 171: 161 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A195AB?: The complementary color is #9FAB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A195AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.