What color is #A193A8?

#A193A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A193A8?

The RGB value is 161, 147, 168: 161 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A193A8?

The complementary color is #9AA893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A193A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A193A8 color

#A193A8 rgb(161, 147, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A193A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.6% green and 65.9% blue (161, 147, 168).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A193A8 color codes

HEX	`#A193A8`
RGB	`rgb(161, 147, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, 9.17, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 12.93, 315.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.198, 31.272, 41.378)`
Decimal	`10589096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A193A8, 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 #A193A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A193A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A193A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a193a8; }
.text { color: #a193a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a193a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 147 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a193a8, #a893a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A193A8?: #A193A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A193A8?: The RGB value is 161, 147, 168: 161 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A193A8?: The complementary color is #9AA893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A193A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.