What color is #A375A6?

#A375A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A375A6?

The RGB value is 163, 117, 166: 163 red, 117 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A375A6?

The complementary color is #78A675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A375A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A375A6 color

#A375A6 rgb(163, 117, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A375A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 45.9% green and 65.1% blue (163, 117, 166).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#A375A6 color codes

HEX	`#A375A6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 117, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 45.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, 26.55, -19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 32.72, 324.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.348, 23.263, 39.066)`
Decimal	`10712486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A375A6, 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 #A375A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A375A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #A375A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a375a6; }
.text { color: #a375a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a375a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 117 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a375a6, #a67591); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A375A6?: #A375A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A375A6?: The RGB value is 163, 117, 166: 163 red, 117 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A375A6?: The complementary color is #78A675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A375A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.