What color is #A596AC?

#A596AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A596AC?

The RGB value is 165, 150, 172: 165 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A596AC?

The complementary color is #9DAC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A596AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A596AC color

#A596AC rgb(165, 150, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A596AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 67.5% blue (165, 150, 172).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#A596AC color codes

HEX	`#A596AC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 150, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 9.69, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 13.54, 315.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.869, 32.791, 43.567)`
Decimal	`10852012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A596AC, 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 #A596AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A596AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #A596AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a596ac; }
.text { color: #a596ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a596ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 150 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a596ac, #ac96a8); }

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Questions

What color is #A596AC?: #A596AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A596AC?: The RGB value is 165, 150, 172: 165 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A596AC?: The complementary color is #9DAC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A596AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.