What color is #A769AE?

#A769AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A769AE?

The RGB value is 167, 105, 174: 167 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A769AE?

The complementary color is #70AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A769AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A769AE color

#A769AE rgb(167, 105, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A769AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 41.2% green and 68.2% blue (167, 105, 174).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#A769AE color codes

HEX	`#A769AE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 105, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 41.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 40%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.36, 36.2, -26.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.36, 45.02, 323.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.627, 21.376, 42.654)`
Decimal	`10971566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A769AE, 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 #A769AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A769AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A769AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a769ae; }
.text { color: #a769ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a769ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 105 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a769ae, #ae6993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A769AE?: #A769AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A769AE?: The RGB value is 167, 105, 174: 167 red, 105 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A769AE?: The complementary color is #70AE69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A769AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.