What color is #A799B7?

#A799B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A799B7?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 183: 167 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A799B7?

The complementary color is #A9B799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A799B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A799B7 color

#A799B7 rgb(167, 153, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A799B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 71.8% blue (167, 153, 183).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A799B7 color codes

HEX	`#A799B7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 10.94, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 17.51, 308.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.873, 34.417, 49.544)`
Decimal	`10983863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A799B7, 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 #A799B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A799B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A799B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a799b7; }
.text { color: #a799b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a799b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a799b7, #b699b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A799B7?: #A799B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A799B7?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 183: 167 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A799B7?: The complementary color is #A9B799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A799B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.