What color is #A07BAC?

#A07BAC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07BAC?

The RGB value is 160, 123, 172: 160 red, 123 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07BAC?

The complementary color is #87AC7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07BAC color

#A07BAC rgb(160, 123, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07BAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 48.2% green and 67.5% blue (160, 123, 172).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A07BAC color codes

HEX	`#A07BAC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 123, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 48.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 23.34, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 31.08, 318.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.025, 24.619, 42.245)`
Decimal	`10517420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07BAC, 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 #A07BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #A07BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07bac; }
.text { color: #a07bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 123 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07bac, #ac7ba0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A07BAC?: #A07BAC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07BAC?: The RGB value is 160, 123, 172: 160 red, 123 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07BAC?: The complementary color is #87AC7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.