What color is #A595A9?

#A595A9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A595A9?

The RGB value is 165, 149, 169: 165 red, 149 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A595A9?

The complementary color is #99A995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A595A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A595A9 color

#A595A9 rgb(165, 149, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A595A9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.4% green and 66.3% blue (165, 149, 169).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#A595A9 color codes

HEX	`#A595A9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 149, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, 9.65, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 12.73, 319.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.425, 32.359, 42.014)`
Decimal	`10851753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A595A9, 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 #A595A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A595A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #A595A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a595a9; }
.text { color: #a595a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a595a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 149 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a595a9, #a995a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A595A9?: #A595A9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A595A9?: The RGB value is 165, 149, 169: 165 red, 149 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A595A9?: The complementary color is #99A995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A595A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.