What color is #A37398?

#A37398 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37398?

The RGB value is 163, 115, 152: 163 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37398?

The complementary color is #73A37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37398 color

#A37398 rgb(163, 115, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A37398 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 45.1% green and 59.6% blue (163, 115, 152).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#A37398 color codes

HEX	`#A37398`
RGB	`rgb(163, 115, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 45.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 25.01, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 27.95, 333.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.902, 22.316, 32.59)`
Decimal	`10711960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37398, 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 #A37398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #A37398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37398; }
.text { color: #a37398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 115 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37398, #a37380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A37398?: #A37398 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37398?: The RGB value is 163, 115, 152: 163 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37398?: The complementary color is #73A37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.