What color is #A690A5?

#A690A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A690A5?

The RGB value is 166, 144, 165: 166 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A690A5?

The complementary color is #90A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A690A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A690A5 color

#A690A5 rgb(166, 144, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A690A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.5% green and 64.7% blue (166, 144, 165).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#A690A5 color codes

HEX	`#A690A5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 144, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, 12.04, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 14.46, 326.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.49, 30.771, 39.818)`
Decimal	`10916005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A690A5, 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 #A690A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A690A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #A690A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a690a5; }
.text { color: #a690a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a690a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 144 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a690a5, #a6909a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A690A5?: #A690A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A690A5?: The RGB value is 166, 144, 165: 166 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A690A5?: The complementary color is #90A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A690A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.