What color is #A89DAE?

#A89DAE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89DAE?

The RGB value is 168, 157, 174: 168 red, 157 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89DAE?

The complementary color is #A3AE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89DAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89DAE color

#A89DAE rgb(168, 157, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89DAE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.6% green and 68.2% blue (168, 157, 174).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#A89DAE color codes

HEX	`#A89DAE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 157, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, 7.22, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 10.32, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.844, 35.495, 44.999)`
Decimal	`11050414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89DAE, 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 #A89DAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89DAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #A89DAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89dae; }
.text { color: #a89dae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89dae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 157 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89dae, #ae9dac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A89DAE?: #A89DAE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89DAE?: The RGB value is 168, 157, 174: 168 red, 157 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89DAE?: The complementary color is #A3AE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89DAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.