What color is #A28BA3?

#A28BA3 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 #A28BA3?

The RGB value is 162, 139, 163: 162 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28BA3?

The complementary color is #8CA38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28BA3 color

#A28BA3 rgb(162, 139, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A28BA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 54.5% green and 63.9% blue (162, 139, 163).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A28BA3 color codes

HEX	`#A28BA3`
RGB	`rgb(162, 139, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 54.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 13.06, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 16.13, 324.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.743, 28.791, 38.581)`
Decimal	`10652579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28BA3, 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 #A28BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A28BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28ba3; }
.text { color: #a28ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 139 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28ba3, #a38b98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A28BA3?: #A28BA3 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 #A28BA3?: The RGB value is 162, 139, 163: 162 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28BA3?: The complementary color is #8CA38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.