What color is #A179AB?

#A179AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A179AB?

The RGB value is 161, 121, 171: 161 red, 121 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A179AB?

The complementary color is #83AB79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A179AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A179AB color

#A179AB rgb(161, 121, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A179AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 47.5% green and 67.1% blue (161, 121, 171).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A179AB color codes

HEX	`#A179AB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 121, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 47.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 24.61, -20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 32.08, 320.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.885, 24.193, 41.668)`
Decimal	`10582443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A179AB, 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 #A179AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A179AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #A179AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a179ab; }
.text { color: #a179ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a179ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 121 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a179ab, #ab799c); }

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Questions

What color is #A179AB?: #A179AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A179AB?: The RGB value is 161, 121, 171: 161 red, 121 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A179AB?: The complementary color is #83AB79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A179AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.