What color is #A986AE?

#A986AE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A986AE?

The RGB value is 169, 134, 174: 169 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A986AE?

The complementary color is #8BAE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A986AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A986AE color

#A986AE rgb(169, 134, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A986AE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.5% green and 68.2% blue (169, 134, 174).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A986AE color codes

HEX	`#A986AE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 134, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 20.53, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 26.02, 322.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.526, 28.542, 43.832)`
Decimal	`11110062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A986AE, 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 #A986AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A986AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #A986AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a986ae; }
.text { color: #a986ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a986ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 134 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a986ae, #ae869f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A986AE?: #A986AE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A986AE?: The RGB value is 169, 134, 174: 169 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A986AE?: The complementary color is #8BAE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A986AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.