What color is #A399AE?

#A399AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A399AE?

The RGB value is 163, 153, 174: 163 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A399AE?

The complementary color is #A4AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A399AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A399AE color

#A399AE rgb(163, 153, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A399AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60% green and 68.2% blue (163, 153, 174).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 7.72:1).

#A399AE color codes

HEX	`#A399AE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 153, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 7.71, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 12.31, 308.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.134, 33.625, 44.728)`
Decimal	`10721710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A399AE, 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 #A399AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A399AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A399AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a399ae; }
.text { color: #a399ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a399ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 153 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a399ae, #ad99ae); }

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Questions

What color is #A399AE?: #A399AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A399AE?: The RGB value is 163, 153, 174: 163 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A399AE?: The complementary color is #A4AE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A399AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.