What color is #A98DAB?

#A98DAB 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 #A98DAB?

The RGB value is 169, 141, 171: 169 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98DAB?

The complementary color is #8FAB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98DAB color

#A98DAB rgb(169, 141, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98DAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.3% green and 67.1% blue (169, 141, 171).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A98DAB color codes

HEX	`#A98DAB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 141, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, 15.97, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 19.86, 323.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.237, 30.426, 42.642)`
Decimal	`11111851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98DAB, 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 #A98DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A98DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98dab; }
.text { color: #a98dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 141 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98dab, #ab8d9e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A98DAB?: #A98DAB 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 #A98DAB?: The RGB value is 169, 141, 171: 169 red, 141 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98DAB?: The complementary color is #8FAB8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.