What color is #A691AA?

#A691AA 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 #A691AA?

The RGB value is 166, 145, 170: 166 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A691AA?

The complementary color is #95AA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A691AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A691AA color

#A691AA rgb(166, 145, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A691AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.9% green and 66.7% blue (166, 145, 170).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A691AA color codes

HEX	`#A691AA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 145, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, 12.46, -10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 16.11, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.106, 31.26, 42.312)`
Decimal	`10916266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A691AA, 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 #A691AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A691AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A691AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a691aa; }
.text { color: #a691aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a691aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 145 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a691aa, #aa91a1); }

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Questions

What color is #A691AA?: #A691AA 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 #A691AA?: The RGB value is 166, 145, 170: 166 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A691AA?: The complementary color is #95AA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A691AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.