What color is #A591AF?

#A591AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A591AF?

The RGB value is 165, 145, 175: 165 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A591AF?

The complementary color is #9BAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A591AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A591AF color

#A591AF rgb(165, 145, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A591AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (165, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A591AF color codes

HEX	`#A591AF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 13.11, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 18.42, 315.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.379, 31.346, 44.841)`
Decimal	`10850735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A591AF, 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 #A591AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A591AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A591AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a591af; }
.text { color: #a591af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a591af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a591af, #af91aa); }

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Questions

What color is #A591AF?: #A591AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A591AF?: The RGB value is 165, 145, 175: 165 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A591AF?: The complementary color is #9BAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A591AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.