What color is #A99AAB?

#A99AAB 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 #A99AAB?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 171: 169 red, 154 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99AAB?

The complementary color is #9CAB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99AAB color

#A99AAB rgb(169, 154, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99AAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 67.1% blue (169, 154, 171).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#A99AAB color codes

HEX	`#A99AAB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, 8.66, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 11.04, 321.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.267, 34.487, 43.319)`
Decimal	`11115179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99AAB, 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 #A99AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #A99AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99aab; }
.text { color: #a99aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99aab, #ab9aa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99AAB?: #A99AAB 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 #A99AAB?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 171: 169 red, 154 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99AAB?: The complementary color is #9CAB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.