What color is #A69BAB?

#A69BAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69BAB?

The RGB value is 166, 155, 171: 166 red, 155 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69BAB?

The complementary color is #A0AB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69BAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69BAB color

#A69BAB rgb(166, 155, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69BAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.8% green and 67.1% blue (166, 155, 171).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#A69BAB color codes

HEX	`#A69BAB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 155, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, 7.04, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 9.84, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.797, 34.49, 43.344)`
Decimal	`10918827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69BAB, 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 #A69BAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69BAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #A69BAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69bab; }
.text { color: #a69bab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69bab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 155 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69bab, #ab9ba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A69BAB?: #A69BAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69BAB?: The RGB value is 166, 155, 171: 166 red, 155 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69BAB?: The complementary color is #A0AB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69BAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.