What color is #A896AB?

#A896AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A896AB?

The RGB value is 168, 150, 171: 168 red, 150 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A896AB?

The complementary color is #99AB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A896AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A896AB color

#A896AB rgb(168, 150, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A896AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.8% green and 67.1% blue (168, 150, 171).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A896AB color codes

HEX	`#A896AB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 150, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, 10.54, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 13.56, 321.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.404, 33.078, 43.092)`
Decimal	`11048619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A896AB, 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 #A896AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A896AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A896AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a896ab; }
.text { color: #a896ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a896ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 150 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a896ab, #ab96a3); }

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Questions

What color is #A896AB?: #A896AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A896AB?: The RGB value is 168, 150, 171: 168 red, 150 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A896AB?: The complementary color is #99AB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A896AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.