What color is #A897AE?

#A897AE 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 #A897AE?

The RGB value is 168, 151, 174: 168 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A897AE?

The complementary color is #9DAE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A897AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A897AE color

#A897AE rgb(168, 151, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A897AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 59.2% green and 68.2% blue (168, 151, 174).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A897AE color codes

HEX	`#A897AE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 151, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 59.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, 10.58, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 14.34, 317.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.854, 33.514, 44.669)`
Decimal	`11048878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A897AE, 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 #A897AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A897AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A897AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a897ae; }
.text { color: #a897ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a897ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 151 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a897ae, #ae97a8); }

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Questions

What color is #A897AE?: #A897AE 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 #A897AE?: The RGB value is 168, 151, 174: 168 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A897AE?: The complementary color is #9DAE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A897AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.