What color is #A490AB?

#A490AB 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 #A490AB?

The RGB value is 164, 144, 171: 164 red, 144 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A490AB?

The complementary color is #97AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A490AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A490AB color

#A490AB rgb(164, 144, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A490AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green and 67.1% blue (164, 144, 171).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A490AB color codes

HEX	`#A490AB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 144, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 12.52, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 16.94, 317.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.633, 30.78, 42.742)`
Decimal	`10784939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A490AB, 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 #A490AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A490AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #A490AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a490ab; }
.text { color: #a490ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a490ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 144 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a490ab, #ab90a4); }

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Questions

What color is #A490AB?: #A490AB 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 #A490AB?: The RGB value is 164, 144, 171: 164 red, 144 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A490AB?: The complementary color is #97AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A490AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.