What color is #A589A9?

#A589A9 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 #A589A9?

The RGB value is 165, 137, 169: 165 red, 137 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A589A9?

The complementary color is #8DA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A589A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A589A9 color

#A589A9 rgb(165, 137, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A589A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.7% green and 66.3% blue (165, 137, 169).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#A589A9 color codes

HEX	`#A589A9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 137, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, 16.44, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 20.9, 321.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.623, 28.756, 41.413)`
Decimal	`10848681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A589A9, 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 #A589A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A589A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #A589A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a589a9; }
.text { color: #a589a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a589a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 137 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a589a9, #a9899d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A589A9?: #A589A9 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 #A589A9?: The RGB value is 165, 137, 169: 165 red, 137 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A589A9?: The complementary color is #8DA989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A589A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.