What color is #A07295?

#A07295 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 #A07295?

The RGB value is 160, 114, 149: 160 red, 114 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07295?

The complementary color is #72A07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07295 color

#A07295 rgb(160, 114, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07295 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.7% green and 58.4% blue (160, 114, 149).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#A07295 color codes

HEX	`#A07295`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, 23.96, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 26.69, 333.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.939, 21.679, 31.246)`
Decimal	`10515093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07295, 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 #A07295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #A07295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07295; }
.text { color: #a07295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07295, #a0727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A07295?: #A07295 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 #A07295?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 149: 160 red, 114 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07295?: The complementary color is #72A07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.