What color is #A259AE?

#A259AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A259AE?

The RGB value is 162, 89, 174: 162 red, 89 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A259AE?

The complementary color is #65AE59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A259AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A259AE color

#A259AE rgb(162, 89, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A259AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 34.9% green and 68.2% blue (162, 89, 174).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#A259AE color codes

HEX	`#A259AE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 89, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 34.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 49%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 49%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.35, 43.34, -33.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.35, 54.5, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.112, 17.883, 42.113)`
Decimal	`10639790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A259AE, 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 #A259AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A259AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #A259AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a259ae; }
.text { color: #a259ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a259ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 89 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a259ae, #ae5990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #A259AE?: #A259AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A259AE?: The RGB value is 162, 89, 174: 162 red, 89 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A259AE?: The complementary color is #65AE59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A259AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.