What color is #A199B1?

#A199B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A199B1?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 177: 161 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A199B1?

The complementary color is #A9B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A199B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A199B1 color

#A199B1 rgb(161, 153, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A199B1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 69.4% blue (161, 153, 177).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#A199B1 color codes

HEX	`#A199B1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, 7.64, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 13.73, 303.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.023, 33.534, 46.267)`
Decimal	`10590641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A199B1, 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 #A199B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A199B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #A199B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a199b1; }
.text { color: #a199b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a199b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a199b1, #ad99b1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A199B1?: #A199B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A199B1?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 177: 161 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A199B1?: The complementary color is #A9B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A199B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.