What color is #A17799?

#A17799 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 #A17799?

The RGB value is 161, 119, 153: 161 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17799?

The complementary color is #77A17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17799 color

#A17799 rgb(161, 119, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17799 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (161, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#A17799 color codes

HEX	`#A17799`
RGB	`rgb(161, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 22.2, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 25.18, 331.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.044, 23.072, 33.159)`
Decimal	`10581913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17799, 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 #A17799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #A17799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17799; }
.text { color: #a17799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17799, #a17784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A17799?: #A17799 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 #A17799?: The RGB value is 161, 119, 153: 161 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17799?: The complementary color is #77A17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.