What color is #A073A6?

#A073A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A073A6?

The RGB value is 160, 115, 166: 160 red, 115 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A073A6?

The complementary color is #79A673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A073A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A073A6 color

#A073A6 rgb(160, 115, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A073A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.1% green and 65.1% blue (160, 115, 166).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#A073A6 color codes

HEX	`#A073A6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 115, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 31%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, 26.68, -20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 33.56, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.51, 22.489, 38.961)`
Decimal	`10515366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A073A6, 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 #A073A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A073A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #A073A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a073a6; }
.text { color: #a073a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a073a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 115 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a073a6, #a67392); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A073A6?: #A073A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A073A6?: The RGB value is 160, 115, 166: 160 red, 115 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A073A6?: The complementary color is #79A673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A073A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.