What color is #A998AC?

#A998AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A998AC?

The RGB value is 169, 152, 172: 169 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A998AC?

The complementary color is #9BAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A998AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A998AC color

#A998AC rgb(169, 152, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A998AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (169, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A998AC color codes

HEX	`#A998AC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 9.97, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 12.87, 320.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.036, 33.87, 43.714)`
Decimal	`11114668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A998AC, 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 #A998AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A998AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A998AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a998ac; }
.text { color: #a998ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a998ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a998ac, #ac98a5); }

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Questions

What color is #A998AC?: #A998AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A998AC?: The RGB value is 169, 152, 172: 169 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A998AC?: The complementary color is #9BAC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A998AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.