What color is #A17DAD?

#A17DAD 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 #A17DAD?

The RGB value is 161, 125, 173: 161 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17DAD?

The complementary color is #89AD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17DAD color

#A17DAD rgb(161, 125, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17DAD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49% green and 67.8% blue (161, 125, 173).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#A17DAD color codes

HEX	`#A17DAD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 125, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 22.73, -20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 30.36, 318.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.573, 25.262, 42.845)`
Decimal	`10583469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17DAD, 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 #A17DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #A17DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17dad; }
.text { color: #a17dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 125 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17dad, #ad7da1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A17DAD?: #A17DAD 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 #A17DAD?: The RGB value is 161, 125, 173: 161 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17DAD?: The complementary color is #89AD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.