What color is #A98BAE?

#A98BAE 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 #A98BAE?

The RGB value is 169, 139, 174: 169 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98BAE?

The complementary color is #90AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98BAE color

#A98BAE rgb(169, 139, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98BAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.5% green and 68.2% blue (169, 139, 174).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#A98BAE color codes

HEX	`#A98BAE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 139, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 17.69, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 22.64, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.234, 29.957, 44.068)`
Decimal	`11111342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98BAE, 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 #A98BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #A98BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98bae; }
.text { color: #a98bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 139 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98bae, #ae8ba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A98BAE?: #A98BAE 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 #A98BAE?: The RGB value is 169, 139, 174: 169 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98BAE?: The complementary color is #90AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.