What color is #A489A9?

#A489A9 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 #A489A9?

The RGB value is 164, 137, 169: 164 red, 137 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A489A9?

The complementary color is #8EA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A489A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A489A9 color

#A489A9 rgb(164, 137, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A489A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 53.7% green and 66.3% blue (164, 137, 169).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A489A9 color codes

HEX	`#A489A9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 137, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 53.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 16.09, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 20.72, 320.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.416, 28.649, 41.403)`
Decimal	`10783145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A489A9, 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 #A489A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A489A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #A489A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a489a9; }
.text { color: #a489a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a489a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 137 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a489a9, #a9899e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A489A9?: #A489A9 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 #A489A9?: The RGB value is 164, 137, 169: 164 red, 137 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A489A9?: The complementary color is #8EA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A489A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.