What color is #A98DAD?

#A98DAD 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 #A98DAD?

The RGB value is 169, 141, 173: 169 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98DAD?

The complementary color is #91AD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98DAD color

#A98DAD rgb(169, 141, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98DAD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.3% green and 67.8% blue (169, 141, 173).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#A98DAD color codes

HEX	`#A98DAD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 141, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 16.36, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 20.8, 321.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.429, 30.502, 43.654)`
Decimal	`11111853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98DAD, 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 #A98DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #A98DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98dad; }
.text { color: #a98dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 141 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98dad, #ad8da1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A98DAD?: #A98DAD 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 #A98DAD?: The RGB value is 169, 141, 173: 169 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98DAD?: The complementary color is #91AD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.