What color is #A5889F?

#A5889F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5889F?

The RGB value is 165, 136, 159: 165 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5889F?

The complementary color is #88A58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5889F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5889F color

#A5889F rgb(165, 136, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A5889F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.3% green and 62.4% blue (165, 136, 159).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A5889F color codes

HEX	`#A5889F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 136, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 15.07, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 17.09, 331.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.579, 28.112, 36.609)`
Decimal	`10848415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5889F, 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 #A5889F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5889F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A5889F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5889f; }
.text { color: #a5889f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5889f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 136 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5889f, #a58891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A5889F?: #A5889F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5889F?: The RGB value is 165, 136, 159: 165 red, 136 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5889F?: The complementary color is #88A58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5889F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.