What color is #A376A2?

#A376A2 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 #A376A2?

The RGB value is 163, 118, 162: 163 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A376A2?

The complementary color is #76A377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A376A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A376A2 color

#A376A2 rgb(163, 118, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A376A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 46.3% green and 63.5% blue (163, 118, 162).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#A376A2 color codes

HEX	`#A376A2`
RGB	`rgb(163, 118, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 46.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 25.2, -16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 30.21, 326.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.104, 23.353, 37.203)`
Decimal	`10712738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A376A2, 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 #A376A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A376A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #A376A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a376a2; }
.text { color: #a376a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a376a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 118 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a376a2, #a3768c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A376A2?: #A376A2 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 #A376A2?: The RGB value is 163, 118, 162: 163 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A376A2?: The complementary color is #76A377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A376A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.