What color is #A06F96?

#A06F96 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06F96?

The RGB value is 160, 111, 150: 160 red, 111 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06F96?

The complementary color is #6FA079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06F96 color

#A06F96 rgb(160, 111, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A06F96 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 43.5% green and 58.8% blue (160, 111, 150).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A06F96 color codes

HEX	`#A06F96`
RGB	`rgb(160, 111, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 43.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 25.85, -13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 29.12, 332.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.686, 21.046, 31.557)`
Decimal	`10514326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06F96, 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 #A06F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	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 #A06F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06f96; }
.text { color: #a06f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 111 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06f96, #a06f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A06F96?: #A06F96 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06F96?: The RGB value is 160, 111, 150: 160 red, 111 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06F96?: The complementary color is #6FA079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.