What color is #A98EAB?

#A98EAB 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 #A98EAB?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 171: 169 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98EAB?

The complementary color is #90AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98EAB color

#A98EAB rgb(169, 142, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A98EAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 67.1% blue (169, 142, 171).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#A98EAB color codes

HEX	`#A98EAB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 15.4, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 19.18, 323.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.385, 30.722, 42.691)`
Decimal	`11112107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98EAB, 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 #A98EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A98EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #A98EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98eab; }
.text { color: #a98eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98eab, #ab8e9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A98EAB?: #A98EAB 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 #A98EAB?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 171: 169 red, 142 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98EAB?: The complementary color is #90AB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.