What color is #A17EA6?

#A17EA6 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 #A17EA6?

The RGB value is 161, 126, 166: 161 red, 126 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17EA6?

The complementary color is #83A67E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17EA6?

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.

#A17EA6 color

#A17EA6 rgb(161, 126, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17EA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.4% green and 65.1% blue (161, 126, 166).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A17EA6 color codes

HEX	`#A17EA6`
RGB	`rgb(161, 126, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, 20.73, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 26.26, 322.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.041, 25.253, 39.413)`
Decimal	`10583718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17EA6, 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 #A17EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17EA6 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 #A17EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17ea6; }
.text { color: #a17ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 126 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17ea6, #a67e97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17EA6?: #A17EA6 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 #A17EA6?: The RGB value is 161, 126, 166: 161 red, 126 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17EA6?: The complementary color is #83A67E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17EA6?: 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.