What color is #A000AE?

#A000AE is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A000AE?

The RGB value is 160, 0, 174: 160 red, 0 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A000AE?

The complementary color is #0EAE00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A000AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A000AE color

#A000AE rgb(160, 0, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A000AE is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 0% green and 68.2% blue (160, 0, 174).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Magentle (#AA11AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A000AE color codes

HEX	`#A000AE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 0, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 0%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 71.51, -49.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 87.18, 325.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.137, 10.531, 40.903)`
Decimal	`10485934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A000AE, 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 #A000AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A000AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	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 #A000AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a000ae; }
.text { color: #a000ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a000ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 0 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a000ae, #ae0065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #A000AE?: #A000AE is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A000AE?: The RGB value is 160, 0, 174: 160 red, 0 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A000AE?: The complementary color is #0EAE00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A000AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.