What color is #A379AA?

#A379AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A379AA?

The RGB value is 163, 121, 170: 163 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A379AA?

The complementary color is #80AA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A379AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A379AA color

#A379AA rgb(163, 121, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A379AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 47.5% green and 66.7% blue (163, 121, 170).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#A379AA color codes

HEX	`#A379AA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 121, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 47.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, 25.08, -19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 31.91, 321.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.196, 24.364, 41.187)`
Decimal	`10713514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A379AA, 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 #A379AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A379AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #A379AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a379aa; }
.text { color: #a379aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a379aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 121 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a379aa, #aa7999); }

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Questions

What color is #A379AA?: #A379AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A379AA?: The RGB value is 163, 121, 170: 163 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A379AA?: The complementary color is #80AA79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A379AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.