What color is #A486AB?

#A486AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A486AB?

The RGB value is 164, 134, 171: 164 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A486AB?

The complementary color is #8DAB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A486AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A486AB color

#A486AB rgb(164, 134, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A486AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (164, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#A486AB color codes

HEX	`#A486AB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 18.2, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 23.73, 320.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.185, 27.884, 42.259)`
Decimal	`10782379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A486AB, 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 #A486AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A486AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #A486AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a486ab; }
.text { color: #a486ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a486ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a486ab, #ab869f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A486AB?: #A486AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A486AB?: The RGB value is 164, 134, 171: 164 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A486AB?: The complementary color is #8DAB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A486AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.