What color is #A18CAB?

#A18CAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18CAB?

The RGB value is 161, 140, 171: 161 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18CAB?

The complementary color is #96AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18CAB color

#A18CAB rgb(161, 140, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18CAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.9% green and 67.1% blue (161, 140, 171).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A18CAB color codes

HEX	`#A18CAB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 140, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 13.75, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 19.19, 315.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.426, 29.274, 42.515)`
Decimal	`10587307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18CAB, 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 #A18CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A18CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18cab; }
.text { color: #a18cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 140 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18cab, #ab8ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A18CAB?: #A18CAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18CAB?: The RGB value is 161, 140, 171: 161 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18CAB?: The complementary color is #96AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.