What color is #A291AB?

#A291AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A291AB?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 171: 162 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A291AB?

The complementary color is #9AAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A291AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A291AB color

#A291AB rgb(162, 145, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A291AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 67.1% blue (162, 145, 171).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#A291AB color codes

HEX	`#A291AB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 11.26, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 15.95, 314.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.375, 30.873, 42.774)`
Decimal	`10654123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A291AB, 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 #A291AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A291AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #A291AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a291ab; }
.text { color: #a291ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a291ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a291ab, #ab91a7); }

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Questions

What color is #A291AB?: #A291AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A291AB?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 171: 162 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A291AB?: The complementary color is #9AAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A291AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.