What color is #A07EA9?

#A07EA9 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 #A07EA9?

The RGB value is 160, 126, 169: 160 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07EA9?

The complementary color is #87A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07EA9 color

#A07EA9 rgb(160, 126, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07EA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 49.4% green and 66.3% blue (160, 126, 169).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#A07EA9 color codes

HEX	`#A07EA9`
RGB	`rgb(160, 126, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 49.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 20.99, -17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 27.55, 319.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.118, 25.26, 40.87)`
Decimal	`10518185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07EA9, 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 #A07EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #A07EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07ea9; }
.text { color: #a07ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 126 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07ea9, #a97e9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A07EA9?: #A07EA9 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 #A07EA9?: The RGB value is 160, 126, 169: 160 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07EA9?: The complementary color is #87A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.