What color is #A989A6?

#A989A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A989A6?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 166: 169 red, 137 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A989A6?

The complementary color is #89A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A989A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A989A6 color

#A989A6 rgb(169, 137, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A989A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 65.1% blue (169, 137, 166).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#A989A6 color codes

HEX	`#A989A6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 17.26, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 20.32, 328.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.19, 29.08, 39.986)`
Decimal	`11110822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A989A6, 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 #A989A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A989A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #A989A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a989a6; }
.text { color: #a989a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a989a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a989a6, #a98996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A989A6?: #A989A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A989A6?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 166: 169 red, 137 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A989A6?: The complementary color is #89A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A989A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.