What color is #A589AC?

#A589AC 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 #A589AC?

The RGB value is 165, 137, 172: 165 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A589AC?

The complementary color is #90AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A589AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A589AC color

#A589AC rgb(165, 137, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A589AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.7% green and 67.5% blue (165, 137, 172).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% 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 6.77:1).

#A589AC color codes

HEX	`#A589AC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 137, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, 17.04, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 22.35, 319.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.908, 28.87, 42.913)`
Decimal	`10848684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A589AC, 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 #A589AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A589AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #A589AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a589ac; }
.text { color: #a589ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a589ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 137 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a589ac, #ac89a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A589AC?: #A589AC 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 #A589AC?: The RGB value is 165, 137, 172: 165 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A589AC?: The complementary color is #90AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A589AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.