What color is #A886A6?

#A886A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A886A6?

The RGB value is 168, 134, 166: 168 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A886A6?

The complementary color is #86A888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A886A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A886A6 color

#A886A6 rgb(168, 134, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A886A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.5% green and 65.1% blue (168, 134, 166).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A886A6 color codes

HEX	`#A886A6`
RGB	`rgb(168, 134, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 18.61, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 22.14, 327.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.556, 28.129, 39.836)`
Decimal	`11044518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A886A6, 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 #A886A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A886A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A886A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a886a6; }
.text { color: #a886a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a886a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 134 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a886a6, #a88695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A886A6?: #A886A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A886A6?: The RGB value is 168, 134, 166: 168 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A886A6?: The complementary color is #86A888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A886A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.