What color is #A685AB?

#A685AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A685AB?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 171: 166 red, 133 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A685AB?

The complementary color is #8AAB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A685AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A685AB color

#A685AB rgb(166, 133, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A685AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 67.1% blue (166, 133, 171).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#A685AB color codes

HEX	`#A685AB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.73, 19.46, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.73, 24.75, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.463, 27.823, 42.233)`
Decimal	`10913195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A685AB, 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 #A685AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A685AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #A685AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a685ab; }
.text { color: #a685ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a685ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a685ab, #ab859d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A685AB?: #A685AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A685AB?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 171: 166 red, 133 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A685AB?: The complementary color is #8AAB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A685AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.