What color is #A28CAB?

#A28CAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28CAB?

The RGB value is 162, 140, 171: 162 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28CAB?

The complementary color is #95AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28CAB color

#A28CAB rgb(162, 140, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A28CAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 54.9% green and 67.1% blue (162, 140, 171).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A28CAB color codes

HEX	`#A28CAB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 140, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 54.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, 14.09, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 19.34, 316.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.628, 29.378, 42.525)`
Decimal	`10652843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28CAB, 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 #A28CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A28CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28cab; }
.text { color: #a28cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 140 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28cab, #ab8ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A28CAB?: #A28CAB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28CAB?: The RGB value is 162, 140, 171: 162 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28CAB?: The complementary color is #95AB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.