What color is #A685AC?

#A685AC 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 #A685AC?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 172: 166 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A685AC?

The complementary color is #8BAC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A685AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A685AC color

#A685AC rgb(166, 133, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A685AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 67.5% blue (166, 133, 172).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#A685AC color codes

HEX	`#A685AC`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, 19.66, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 25.23, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.559, 27.861, 42.737)`
Decimal	`10913196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A685AC, 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 #A685AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A685AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #A685AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a685ac; }
.text { color: #a685ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a685ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a685ac, #ac859f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A685AC?: #A685AC 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 #A685AC?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 172: 166 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A685AC?: The complementary color is #8BAC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A685AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.