What color is #A162A5?

#A162A5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A162A5?

The RGB value is 161, 98, 165: 161 red, 98 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A162A5?

The complementary color is #66A562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A162A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A162A5 color

#A162A5 rgb(161, 98, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A162A5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 38.4% green and 64.7% blue (161, 98, 165).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#A162A5 color codes

HEX	`#A162A5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 98, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 38.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 36.38, -25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 44.51, 324.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.857, 19.03, 37.901)`
Decimal	`10576549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A162A5, 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 #A162A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A162A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #A162A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a162a5; }
.text { color: #a162a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a162a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 98 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a162a5, #a56288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #A162A5?: #A162A5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A162A5?: The RGB value is 161, 98, 165: 161 red, 98 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A162A5?: The complementary color is #66A562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A162A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.