What color is #A893B0?

#A893B0 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 #A893B0?

The RGB value is 168, 147, 176: 168 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A893B0?

The complementary color is #9BB093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A893B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A893B0 color

#A893B0 rgb(168, 147, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A893B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.6% green and 69% blue (168, 147, 176).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#A893B0 color codes

HEX	`#A893B0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 147, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, 13.23, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 18.03, 317.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.417, 32.327, 45.493)`
Decimal	`11047856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A893B0, 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 #A893B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A893B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #A893B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a893b0; }
.text { color: #a893b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a893b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 147 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a893b0, #b093a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A893B0?: #A893B0 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 #A893B0?: The RGB value is 168, 147, 176: 168 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A893B0?: The complementary color is #9BB093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A893B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.