What color is #A16BAD?

#A16BAD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16BAD?

The RGB value is 161, 107, 173: 161 red, 107 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16BAD?

The complementary color is #77AD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16BAD color

#A16BAD rgb(161, 107, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A16BAD is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 42% green and 67.8% blue (161, 107, 173).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A16BAD color codes

HEX	`#A16BAD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 107, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 42%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 38%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 32.97, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 42.42, 321.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.498, 21.11, 42.153)`
Decimal	`10578861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16BAD, 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 #A16BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A16BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16bad; }
.text { color: #a16bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 107 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16bad, #ad6b98); }

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Questions

What color is #A16BAD?: #A16BAD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16BAD?: The RGB value is 161, 107, 173: 161 red, 107 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16BAD?: The complementary color is #77AD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.