What color is #A178A1?

#A178A1 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 #A178A1?

The RGB value is 161, 120, 161: 161 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A178A1?

The complementary color is #78A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A178A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A178A1 color

#A178A1 rgb(161, 120, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A178A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 47.1% green and 63.1% blue (161, 120, 161).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#A178A1 color codes

HEX	`#A178A1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 120, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 47.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 23.17, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 28.01, 325.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.847, 23.584, 36.797)`
Decimal	`10582177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A178A1, 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 #A178A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A178A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #A178A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a178a1; }
.text { color: #a178a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a178a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 120 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a178a1, #a1788d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A178A1?: #A178A1 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 #A178A1?: The RGB value is 161, 120, 161: 161 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A178A1?: The complementary color is #78A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A178A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.