What color is #A890AD?

#A890AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A890AD?

The RGB value is 168, 144, 173: 168 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A890AD?

The complementary color is #95AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A890AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A890AD color

#A890AD rgb(168, 144, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A890AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green and 67.8% blue (168, 144, 173).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#A890AD color codes

HEX	`#A890AD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 144, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 14.32, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 18.59, 320.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.663, 31.289, 43.793)`
Decimal	`11047085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A890AD, 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 #A890AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A890AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #A890AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a890ad; }
.text { color: #a890ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a890ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 144 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a890ad, #ad90a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A890AD?: #A890AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A890AD?: The RGB value is 168, 144, 173: 168 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A890AD?: The complementary color is #95AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A890AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.