What color is #A182B5?

#A182B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A182B5?

The RGB value is 161, 130, 181: 161 red, 130 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A182B5?

The complementary color is #96B582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A182B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A182B5 color

#A182B5 rgb(161, 130, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A182B5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 51% green and 71% blue (161, 130, 181).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#A182B5 color codes

HEX	`#A182B5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 130, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 51%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, 21.57, -22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 31.06, 313.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.02, 26.879, 47.261)`
Decimal	`10584757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A182B5, 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 #A182B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A182B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #A182B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a182b5; }
.text { color: #a182b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a182b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 130 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a182b5, #b582af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A182B5?: #A182B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A182B5?: The RGB value is 161, 130, 181: 161 red, 130 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A182B5?: The complementary color is #96B582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A182B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.