What color is #A899B1?

#A899B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A899B1?

The RGB value is 168, 153, 177: 168 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A899B1?

The complementary color is #A2B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A899B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A899B1 color

#A899B1 rgb(168, 153, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A899B1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60% green and 69.4% blue (168, 153, 177).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A899B1 color codes

HEX	`#A899B1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 153, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, 10.06, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 14.51, 313.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.474, 34.282, 46.335)`
Decimal	`11049393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A899B1, 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 #A899B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A899B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A899B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a899b1; }
.text { color: #a899b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a899b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 153 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a899b1, #b199ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A899B1?: #A899B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A899B1?: The RGB value is 168, 153, 177: 168 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A899B1?: The complementary color is #A2B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A899B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.