What color is #A18BAA?

#A18BAA 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 #A18BAA?

The RGB value is 161, 139, 170: 161 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18BAA?

The complementary color is #94AA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18BAA color

#A18BAA rgb(161, 139, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18BAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.5% green and 66.7% blue (161, 139, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#A18BAA color codes

HEX	`#A18BAA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 139, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, 14.11, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 19.36, 316.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.185, 28.945, 41.967)`
Decimal	`10587050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18BAA, 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 #A18BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #A18BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18baa; }
.text { color: #a18baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 139 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18baa, #aa8ba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A18BAA?: #A18BAA 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 #A18BAA?: The RGB value is 161, 139, 170: 161 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18BAA?: The complementary color is #94AA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.