What color is #A95990?

#A95990 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A95990?

The RGB value is 169, 89, 144: 169 red, 89 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A95990?

The complementary color is #59A972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A95990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A95990 color

#A95990 rgb(169, 89, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A95990 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 34.9% green and 56.5% blue (169, 89, 144).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#A95990 color codes

HEX	`#A95990`
RGB	`rgb(169, 89, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 34.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 47%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 40.05, -15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 43.05, 338.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.969, 17.595, 28.461)`
Decimal	`11098512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A95990, 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 #A95990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A95990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A95990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a95990; }
.text { color: #a95990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a95990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 89 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a95990, #a95968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A95990?: #A95990 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A95990?: The RGB value is 169, 89, 144: 169 red, 89 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A95990?: The complementary color is #59A972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A95990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.