What color is #A18DA5?

#A18DA5 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 #A18DA5?

The RGB value is 161, 141, 165: 161 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18DA5?

The complementary color is #91A58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18DA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18DA5 color

#A18DA5 rgb(161, 141, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18DA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 55.3% green and 64.7% blue (161, 141, 165).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A18DA5 color codes

HEX	`#A18DA5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 141, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 55.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 11.97, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 15.52, 320.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.013, 29.344, 39.62)`
Decimal	`10587557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18DA5, 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 #A18DA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18DA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #A18DA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18da5; }
.text { color: #a18da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18da5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 141 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18da5, #a58d9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A18DA5?: #A18DA5 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 #A18DA5?: The RGB value is 161, 141, 165: 161 red, 141 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18DA5?: The complementary color is #91A58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18DA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.