What color is #A99CAE?

#A99CAE 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 #A99CAE?

The RGB value is 169, 156, 174: 169 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99CAE?

The complementary color is #A1AE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99CAE color

#A99CAE rgb(169, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99CAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (169, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#A99CAE color codes

HEX	`#A99CAE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, 8.13, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 11.14, 316.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.889, 35.268, 44.953)`
Decimal	`11115694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99CAE, 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 #A99CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #A99CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99cae; }
.text { color: #a99cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99cae, #ae9caa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99CAE?: #A99CAE 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 #A99CAE?: The RGB value is 169, 156, 174: 169 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99CAE?: The complementary color is #A1AE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.