What color is #A6889A?

#A6889A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6889A?

The RGB value is 166, 136, 154: 166 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6889A?

The complementary color is #88A694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6889A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6889A color

#A6889A rgb(166, 136, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6889A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 53.3% green and 60.4% blue (166, 136, 154).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#A6889A color codes

HEX	`#A6889A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 136, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 53.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 14.5, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 15.43, 340.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.362, 28.049, 34.38)`
Decimal	`10913946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6889A, 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 #A6889A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6889A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #A6889A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6889a; }
.text { color: #a6889a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6889a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 136 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6889a, #a6888b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6889A?: #A6889A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6889A?: The RGB value is 166, 136, 154: 166 red, 136 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6889A?: The complementary color is #88A694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6889A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.