What color is #A277A5?

#A277A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A277A5?

The RGB value is 162, 119, 165: 162 red, 119 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A277A5?

The complementary color is #7AA577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A277A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A277A5 color

#A277A5 rgb(162, 119, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A277A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 46.7% green and 64.7% blue (162, 119, 165).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#A277A5 color codes

HEX	`#A277A5`
RGB	`rgb(162, 119, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 46.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.68, 24.87, -18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.68, 30.72, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.288, 23.592, 38.654)`
Decimal	`10647461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A277A5, 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 #A277A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A277A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #A277A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a277a5; }
.text { color: #a277a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a277a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 119 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a277a5, #a57791); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A277A5?: #A277A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A277A5?: The RGB value is 162, 119, 165: 162 red, 119 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A277A5?: The complementary color is #7AA577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A277A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.