What color is #A486A6?

#A486A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A486A6?

The RGB value is 164, 134, 166: 164 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A486A6?

The complementary color is #88A686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A486A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A486A6 color

#A486A6 rgb(164, 134, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A486A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.5% green and 65.1% blue (164, 134, 166).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#A486A6 color codes

HEX	`#A486A6`
RGB	`rgb(164, 134, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 17.2, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 21.34, 323.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.717, 27.696, 39.797)`
Decimal	`10782374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A486A6, 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 #A486A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A486A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #A486A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a486a6; }
.text { color: #a486a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a486a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 134 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a486a6, #a68698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A486A6?: #A486A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A486A6?: The RGB value is 164, 134, 166: 164 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A486A6?: The complementary color is #88A686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A486A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.