What color is #A188AE?

#A188AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A188AE?

The RGB value is 161, 136, 174: 161 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A188AE?

The complementary color is #95AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A188AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A188AE color

#A188AE rgb(161, 136, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A188AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 53.3% green and 68.2% blue (161, 136, 174).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#A188AE color codes

HEX	`#A188AE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 136, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 53.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, 16.65, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 23.42, 315.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.141, 28.242, 43.847)`
Decimal	`10586286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A188AE, 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 #A188AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A188AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #A188AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a188ae; }
.text { color: #a188ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a188ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 136 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a188ae, #ae88a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A188AE?: #A188AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A188AE?: The RGB value is 161, 136, 174: 161 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A188AE?: The complementary color is #95AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A188AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.