What color is #A996B2?

#A996B2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A996B2?

The RGB value is 169, 150, 178: 169 red, 150 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A996B2?

The complementary color is #9FB296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A996B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A996B2 color

#A996B2 rgb(169, 150, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A996B2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.8% green and 69.8% blue (169, 150, 178).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#A996B2 color codes

HEX	`#A996B2`
RGB	`rgb(169, 150, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, 12.29, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 17.17, 315.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.303, 33.462, 46.71)`
Decimal	`11114162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A996B2, 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 #A996B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A996B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #A996B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a996b2; }
.text { color: #a996b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a996b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 150 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a996b2, #b296ad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A996B2?: #A996B2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A996B2?: The RGB value is 169, 150, 178: 169 red, 150 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A996B2?: The complementary color is #9FB296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A996B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.