What color is #A98EA1?

#A98EA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98EA1?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 161: 169 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98EA1?

The complementary color is #8EA996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98EA1 color

#A98EA1 rgb(169, 142, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A98EA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 63.1% blue (169, 142, 161).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#A98EA1 color codes

HEX	`#A98EA1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 13.49, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 14.86, 335.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.468, 30.355, 37.86)`
Decimal	`11112097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98EA1, 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 #A98EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #A98EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98ea1; }
.text { color: #a98ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98ea1, #a98e93); }

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Questions

What color is #A98EA1?: #A98EA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98EA1?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 161: 169 red, 142 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98EA1?: The complementary color is #8EA996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.