What color is #A990A5?

#A990A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A990A5?

The RGB value is 169, 144, 165: 169 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A990A5?

The complementary color is #90A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A990A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A990A5 color

#A990A5 rgb(169, 144, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A990A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.5% green and 64.7% blue (169, 144, 165).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% 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 7.22:1).

#A990A5 color codes

HEX	`#A990A5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 144, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.59, 13.12, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.59, 15.14, 330.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.126, 31.099, 39.848)`
Decimal	`11112613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A990A5, 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 #A990A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A990A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A990A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a990a5; }
.text { color: #a990a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a990a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 144 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a990a5, #a99099); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A990A5?: #A990A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A990A5?: The RGB value is 169, 144, 165: 169 red, 144 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A990A5?: The complementary color is #90A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A990A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.