What color is #A48EA9?

#A48EA9 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 #A48EA9?

The RGB value is 164, 142, 169: 164 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48EA9?

The complementary color is #93A98E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48EA9 color

#A48EA9 rgb(164, 142, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A48EA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.7% green and 66.3% blue (164, 142, 169).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#A48EA9 color codes

HEX	`#A48EA9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 142, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 55.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 13.25, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 17.31, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.143, 30.104, 41.646)`
Decimal	`10784425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48EA9, 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 #A48EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A48EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #A48EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48ea9; }
.text { color: #a48ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 142 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48ea9, #a98ea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48EA9?: #A48EA9 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 #A48EA9?: The RGB value is 164, 142, 169: 164 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48EA9?: The complementary color is #93A98E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.