What color is #A1879E?

#A1879E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1879E?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 158: 161 red, 135 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1879E?

The complementary color is #87A18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1879E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1879E color

#A1879E rgb(161, 135, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A1879E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 62% blue (161, 135, 158).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#A1879E color codes

HEX	`#A1879E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 14, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 16.39, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.533, 27.374, 36.069)`
Decimal	`10586014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1879E, 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 #A1879E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1879E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #A1879E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1879e; }
.text { color: #a1879e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1879e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1879e, #a18791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A1879E?: #A1879E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1879E?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 158: 161 red, 135 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1879E?: The complementary color is #87A18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1879E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.