What color is #A196AE?

#A196AE 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 #A196AE?

The RGB value is 161, 150, 174: 161 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A196AE?

The complementary color is #A3AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A196AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A196AE color

#A196AE rgb(161, 150, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A196AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.8% green and 68.2% blue (161, 150, 174).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#A196AE color codes

HEX	`#A196AE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 150, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 8.71, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 14.06, 308.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.243, 32.446, 44.548)`
Decimal	`10589870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A196AE, 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 #A196AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A196AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A196AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a196ae; }
.text { color: #a196ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a196ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 150 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a196ae, #ad96ae); }

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Questions

What color is #A196AE?: #A196AE 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 #A196AE?: The RGB value is 161, 150, 174: 161 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A196AE?: The complementary color is #A3AE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A196AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.