What color is #A07EAE?

#A07EAE 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 #A07EAE?

The RGB value is 160, 126, 174: 160 red, 126 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07EAE?

The complementary color is #8CAE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07EAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07EAE color

#A07EAE rgb(160, 126, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07EAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 49.4% green and 68.2% blue (160, 126, 174).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 6.09:1).

#A07EAE color codes

HEX	`#A07EAE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 126, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 49.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 22.03, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 30.05, 317.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.597, 25.452, 43.39)`
Decimal	`10518190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07EAE, 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 #A07EAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07EAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #A07EAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07eae; }
.text { color: #a07eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07eae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 126 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07eae, #ae7ea4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A07EAE?: #A07EAE 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 #A07EAE?: The RGB value is 160, 126, 174: 160 red, 126 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07EAE?: The complementary color is #8CAE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07EAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.