What color is #A68EA1?

#A68EA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68EA1?

The RGB value is 166, 142, 161: 166 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68EA1?

The complementary color is #8EA693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68EA1 color

#A68EA1 rgb(166, 142, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68EA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 55.7% green and 63.1% blue (166, 142, 161).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#A68EA1 color codes

HEX	`#A68EA1`
RGB	`rgb(166, 142, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 55.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 12.41, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 14.09, 331.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.831, 30.027, 37.83)`
Decimal	`10915489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68EA1, 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 #A68EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A68EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A68EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68ea1; }
.text { color: #a68ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 142 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68ea1, #a68e95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68EA1?: #A68EA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68EA1?: The RGB value is 166, 142, 161: 166 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68EA1?: The complementary color is #8EA693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.