What color is #A1759F?

#A1759F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1759F?

The RGB value is 161, 117, 159: 161 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1759F?

The complementary color is #75A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1759F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1759F color

#A1759F rgb(161, 117, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A1759F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 45.9% green and 62.4% blue (161, 117, 159).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A1759F color codes

HEX	`#A1759F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 117, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 45.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 24.49, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 29.14, 327.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.317, 22.804, 35.757)`
Decimal	`10581407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1759F, 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 #A1759F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1759F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A1759F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1759f; }
.text { color: #a1759f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1759f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 117 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1759f, #a17589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A1759F?: #A1759F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1759F?: The RGB value is 161, 117, 159: 161 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1759F?: The complementary color is #75A177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1759F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.