What color is #A18FAC?

#A18FAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18FAC?

The RGB value is 161, 143, 172: 161 red, 143 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18FAC?

The complementary color is #9AAC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18FAC color

#A18FAC rgb(161, 143, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18FAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.1% green and 67.5% blue (161, 143, 172).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% 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 7.04:1).

#A18FAC color codes

HEX	`#A18FAC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 143, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 12.25, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 17.67, 313.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.966, 30.201, 43.167)`
Decimal	`10588076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18FAC, 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 #A18FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A18FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A18FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18fac; }
.text { color: #a18fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 143 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18fac, #ac8fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A18FAC?: #A18FAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18FAC?: The RGB value is 161, 143, 172: 161 red, 143 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18FAC?: The complementary color is #9AAC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.