What color is #A175AC?

#A175AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A175AC?

The RGB value is 161, 117, 172: 161 red, 117 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A175AC?

The complementary color is #80AC75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A175AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A175AC color

#A175AC rgb(161, 117, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A175AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 45.9% green and 67.5% blue (161, 117, 172).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#A175AC color codes

HEX	`#A175AC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 117, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 45.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 27.1, -22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 35.27, 320.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.505, 23.279, 42.013)`
Decimal	`10581420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A175AC, 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 #A175AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A175AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #A175AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a175ac; }
.text { color: #a175ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a175ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 117 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a175ac, #ac759c); }

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Questions

What color is #A175AC?: #A175AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A175AC?: The RGB value is 161, 117, 172: 161 red, 117 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A175AC?: The complementary color is #80AC75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A175AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.