What color is #A697AD?

#A697AD 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 #A697AD?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 173: 166 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A697AD?

The complementary color is #9EAD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A697AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A697AD color

#A697AD rgb(166, 151, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A697AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (166, 151, 173).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#A697AD color codes

HEX	`#A697AD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 9.68, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 13.53, 315.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.334, 33.258, 44.138)`
Decimal	`10917805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A697AD, 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 #A697AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A697AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #A697AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a697ad; }
.text { color: #a697ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a697ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a697ad, #ad97a9); }

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Questions

What color is #A697AD?: #A697AD 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 #A697AD?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 173: 166 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A697AD?: The complementary color is #9EAD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A697AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.