What color is #A68A9D?

#A68A9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68A9D?

The RGB value is 166, 138, 157: 166 red, 138 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68A9D?

The complementary color is #8AA693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68A9D color

#A68A9D rgb(166, 138, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68A9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.1% green and 61.6% blue (166, 138, 157).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#A68A9D color codes

HEX	`#A68A9D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 138, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 13.92, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 15.2, 336.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.9, 28.719, 35.807)`
Decimal	`10914461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68A9D, 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 #A68A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #A68A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68a9d; }
.text { color: #a68a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 138 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68a9d, #a68a8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68A9D?: #A68A9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68A9D?: The RGB value is 166, 138, 157: 166 red, 138 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68A9D?: The complementary color is #8AA693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.