What color is #A187A8?

#A187A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A187A8?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 168: 161 red, 135 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A187A8?

The complementary color is #8EA887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A187A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A187A8 color

#A187A8 rgb(161, 135, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A187A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 65.9% blue (161, 135, 168).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A187A8 color codes

HEX	`#A187A8`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 15.98, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 21.08, 319.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.429, 27.733, 40.788)`
Decimal	`10586024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A187A8, 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 #A187A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A187A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #A187A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a187a8; }
.text { color: #a187a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a187a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a187a8, #a8879f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A187A8?: #A187A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A187A8?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 168: 161 red, 135 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A187A8?: The complementary color is #8EA887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A187A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.