What color is #A897AB?

#A897AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A897AB?

The RGB value is 168, 151, 171: 168 red, 151 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A897AB?

The complementary color is #9AAB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A897AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A897AB color

#A897AB rgb(168, 151, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A897AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 59.2% green and 67.1% blue (168, 151, 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 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A897AB color codes

HEX	`#A897AB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 151, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 59.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 9.98, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 12.88, 320.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.565, 33.399, 43.146)`
Decimal	`11048875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A897AB, 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 #A897AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A897AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A897AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a897ab; }
.text { color: #a897ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a897ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 151 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a897ab, #ab97a4); }

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Questions

What color is #A897AB?: #A897AB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A897AB?: The RGB value is 168, 151, 171: 168 red, 151 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A897AB?: The complementary color is #9AAB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A897AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.