What color is #A989AC?

#A989AC 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 #A989AC?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 172: 169 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A989AC?

The complementary color is #8CAC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A989AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A989AC color

#A989AC rgb(169, 137, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A989AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 67.5% blue (169, 137, 172).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#A989AC color codes

HEX	`#A989AC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 18.43, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 23.05, 323.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.753, 29.306, 42.953)`
Decimal	`11110828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A989AC, 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 #A989AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A989AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #A989AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a989ac; }
.text { color: #a989ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a989ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a989ac, #ac899e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A989AC?: #A989AC 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 #A989AC?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 172: 169 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A989AC?: The complementary color is #8CAC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A989AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.