What color is #A490A3?

#A490A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A490A3?

The RGB value is 164, 144, 163: 164 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A490A3?

The complementary color is #90A491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A490A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A490A3 color

#A490A3 rgb(164, 144, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A490A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green and 63.9% blue (164, 144, 163).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#A490A3 color codes

HEX	`#A490A3`
RGB	`rgb(164, 144, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 10.94, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 13.12, 326.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.893, 30.484, 38.847)`
Decimal	`10784931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A490A3, 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 #A490A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A490A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #A490A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a490a3; }
.text { color: #a490a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a490a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 144 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a490a3, #a49099); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A490A3?: #A490A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A490A3?: The RGB value is 164, 144, 163: 164 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A490A3?: The complementary color is #90A491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A490A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.