What color is #A176A9?

#A176A9 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 #A176A9?

The RGB value is 161, 118, 169: 161 red, 118 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A176A9?

The complementary color is #7EA976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A176A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A176A9 color

#A176A9 rgb(161, 118, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A176A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 46.3% green and 66.3% blue (161, 118, 169).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#A176A9 color codes

HEX	`#A176A9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 118, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 46.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 25.91, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 33.14, 321.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.337, 23.399, 40.552)`
Decimal	`10581673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A176A9, 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 #A176A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A176A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #A176A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a176a9; }
.text { color: #a176a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a176a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 118 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a176a9, #a97698); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A176A9?: #A176A9 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 #A176A9?: The RGB value is 161, 118, 169: 161 red, 118 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A176A9?: The complementary color is #7EA976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A176A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.