What color is #A988AF?

#A988AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A988AF?

The RGB value is 169, 136, 175: 169 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A988AF?

The complementary color is #8EAF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A988AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A988AF color

#A988AF rgb(169, 136, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A988AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.3% green and 68.6% blue (169, 136, 175).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#A988AF color codes

HEX	`#A988AF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 136, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 19.59, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 25.15, 321.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.903, 29.139, 44.44)`
Decimal	`11110575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A988AF, 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 #A988AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A988AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A988AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a988af; }
.text { color: #a988af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a988af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 136 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a988af, #af88a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A988AF?: #A988AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A988AF?: The RGB value is 169, 136, 175: 169 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A988AF?: The complementary color is #8EAF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A988AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.