What color is #A17C9F?

#A17C9F 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 #A17C9F?

The RGB value is 161, 124, 159: 161 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17C9F?

The complementary color is #7CA17E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17C9F color

#A17C9F rgb(161, 124, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17C9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 48.6% green and 62.4% blue (161, 124, 159).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#A17C9F color codes

HEX	`#A17C9F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 124, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 48.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, 20.49, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 24.37, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.163, 24.496, 36.039)`
Decimal	`10583199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17C9F, 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 #A17C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #A17C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17c9f; }
.text { color: #a17c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 124 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17c9f, #a17c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A17C9F?: #A17C9F 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 #A17C9F?: The RGB value is 161, 124, 159: 161 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17C9F?: The complementary color is #7CA17E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.