What color is #A378AB?

#A378AB 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 #A378AB?

The RGB value is 163, 120, 171: 163 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A378AB?

The complementary color is #80AB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A378AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A378AB color

#A378AB rgb(163, 120, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A378AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 47.1% green and 67.1% blue (163, 120, 171).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#A378AB color codes

HEX	`#A378AB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 120, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 47.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, 25.85, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 33.06, 321.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.17, 24.161, 41.647)`
Decimal	`10713259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A378AB, 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 #A378AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A378AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A378AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a378ab; }
.text { color: #a378ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a378ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 120 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a378ab, #ab789a); }

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Questions

What color is #A378AB?: #A378AB 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 #A378AB?: The RGB value is 163, 120, 171: 163 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A378AB?: The complementary color is #80AB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A378AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.