What color is #A68CAA?

#A68CAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68CAA?

The RGB value is 166, 140, 170: 166 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68CAA?

The complementary color is #90AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68CAA color

#A68CAA rgb(166, 140, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68CAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (166, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#A68CAA color codes

HEX	`#A68CAA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 15.29, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 19.51, 321.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.359, 29.766, 42.063)`
Decimal	`10914986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68CAA, 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 #A68CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #A68CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68caa; }
.text { color: #a68caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68caa, #aa8c9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68CAA?: #A68CAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68CAA?: The RGB value is 166, 140, 170: 166 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68CAA?: The complementary color is #90AA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.