What color is #A17BA8?

#A17BA8 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 #A17BA8?

The RGB value is 161, 123, 168: 161 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17BA8?

The complementary color is #82A87B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17BA8 color

#A17BA8 rgb(161, 123, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17BA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 48.2% green and 65.9% blue (161, 123, 168).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% 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 5.91:1).

#A17BA8 color codes

HEX	`#A17BA8`
RGB	`rgb(161, 123, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 48.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, 22.85, -18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 29.26, 321.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.848, 24.571, 40.261)`
Decimal	`10582952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17BA8, 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 #A17BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #A17BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17ba8; }
.text { color: #a17ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 123 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17ba8, #a87b99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17BA8?: #A17BA8 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 #A17BA8?: The RGB value is 161, 123, 168: 161 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17BA8?: The complementary color is #82A87B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.