What color is #A989AF?

#A989AF 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 #A989AF?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 175: 169 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A989AF?

The complementary color is #8FAF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A989AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A989AF color

#A989AF rgb(169, 137, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A989AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 68.6% blue (169, 137, 175).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A989AF color codes

HEX	`#A989AF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, 19.03, -15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 24.47, 321.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.045, 29.422, 44.487)`
Decimal	`11110831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A989AF, 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 #A989AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A989AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A989AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a989af; }
.text { color: #a989af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a989af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a989af, #af89a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A989AF?: #A989AF 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 #A989AF?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 175: 169 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A989AF?: The complementary color is #8FAF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A989AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.