What color is #A07CAB?

#A07CAB 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 #A07CAB?

The RGB value is 160, 124, 171: 160 red, 124 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07CAB?

The complementary color is #87AB7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07CAB color

#A07CAB rgb(160, 124, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07CAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 48.6% green and 67.1% blue (160, 124, 171).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A07CAB color codes

HEX	`#A07CAB`
RGB	`rgb(160, 124, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 48.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 22.55, -19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 29.9, 318.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.054, 24.83, 41.782)`
Decimal	`10517675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07CAB, 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 #A07CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A07CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07cab; }
.text { color: #a07cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 124 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07cab, #ab7c9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07CAB?: #A07CAB 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 #A07CAB?: The RGB value is 160, 124, 171: 160 red, 124 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07CAB?: The complementary color is #87AB7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.