What color is #A694AB?

#A694AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A694AB?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 171: 166 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A694AB?

The complementary color is #99AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A694AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A694AB color

#A694AB rgb(166, 148, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A694AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (166, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A694AB color codes

HEX	`#A694AB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 10.96, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 14.56, 318.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.665, 32.227, 42.967)`
Decimal	`10917035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A694AB, 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 #A694AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A694AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A694AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a694ab; }
.text { color: #a694ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a694ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a694ab, #ab94a4); }

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Questions

What color is #A694AB?: #A694AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A694AB?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 171: 166 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A694AB?: The complementary color is #99AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A694AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.