What color is #A89EAF?

#A89EAF 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 #A89EAF?

The RGB value is 168, 158, 175: 168 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89EAF?

The complementary color is #A5AF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89EAF color

#A89EAF rgb(168, 158, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89EAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (168, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A89EAF color codes

HEX	`#A89EAF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 6.86, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 10.16, 312.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.112, 35.874, 45.571)`
Decimal	`11050671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89EAF, 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 #A89EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A89EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89eaf; }
.text { color: #a89eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89eaf, #af9eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A89EAF?: #A89EAF 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 #A89EAF?: The RGB value is 168, 158, 175: 168 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89EAF?: The complementary color is #A5AF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.