What color is #A18A9F?

#A18A9F 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 #A18A9F?

The RGB value is 161, 138, 159: 161 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18A9F?

The complementary color is #8AA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18A9F?

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.

#A18A9F color

#A18A9F rgb(161, 138, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18A9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.1% green and 62.4% blue (161, 138, 159).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A18A9F color codes

HEX	`#A18A9F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 138, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, 12.49, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 14.78, 327.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.044, 28.258, 36.666)`
Decimal	`10586783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18A9F, 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 #A18A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18A9F 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 #A18A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18a9f; }
.text { color: #a18a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 138 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18a9f, #a18a93); }

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Questions

What color is #A18A9F?: #A18A9F 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 #A18A9F?: The RGB value is 161, 138, 159: 161 red, 138 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18A9F?: The complementary color is #8AA18C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18A9F?: 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.