What color is #A999AD?

#A999AD 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 #A999AD?

The RGB value is 169, 153, 173: 169 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A999AD?

The complementary color is #9DAD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A999AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A999AD color

#A999AD rgb(169, 153, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A999AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60% green and 67.8% blue (169, 153, 173).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 7.85:1).

#A999AD color codes

HEX	`#A999AD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 153, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 9.61, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 12.67, 319.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.295, 34.235, 44.276)`
Decimal	`11114925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A999AD, 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 #A999AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A999AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #A999AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a999ad; }
.text { color: #a999ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a999ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 153 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a999ad, #ad99a7); }

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Questions

What color is #A999AD?: #A999AD 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 #A999AD?: The RGB value is 169, 153, 173: 169 red, 153 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A999AD?: The complementary color is #9DAD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A999AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.