What color is #A18FA6?

#A18FA6 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 #A18FA6?

The RGB value is 161, 143, 166: 161 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18FA6?

The complementary color is #94A68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18FA6 color

#A18FA6 rgb(161, 143, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18FA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.1% green and 65.1% blue (161, 143, 166).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A18FA6 color codes

HEX	`#A18FA6`
RGB	`rgb(161, 143, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, 11.03, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 14.64, 318.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.402, 29.975, 40.201)`
Decimal	`10588070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18FA6, 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 #A18FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #A18FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18fa6; }
.text { color: #a18fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 143 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18fa6, #a68fa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A18FA6?: #A18FA6 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 #A18FA6?: The RGB value is 161, 143, 166: 161 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18FA6?: The complementary color is #94A68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.