What color is #A997AD?

#A997AD 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 #A997AD?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 173: 169 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A997AD?

The complementary color is #9BAD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A997AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A997AD color

#A997AD rgb(169, 151, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A997AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (169, 151, 173).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#A997AD color codes

HEX	`#A997AD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 10.73, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 14.02, 319.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.971, 33.586, 44.167)`
Decimal	`11114413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A997AD, 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 #A997AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A997AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A997AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a997ad; }
.text { color: #a997ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a997ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a997ad, #ad97a6); }

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Questions

What color is #A997AD?: #A997AD 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 #A997AD?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 173: 169 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A997AD?: The complementary color is #9BAD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A997AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.