What color is #A37BA5?

#A37BA5 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 #A37BA5?

The RGB value is 163, 123, 165: 163 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37BA5?

The complementary color is #7DA57B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37BA5 color

#A37BA5 rgb(163, 123, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A37BA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 48.2% green and 64.7% blue (163, 123, 165).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#A37BA5 color codes

HEX	`#A37BA5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 123, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 48.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 22.93, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 28.19, 324.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.978, 24.67, 38.825)`
Decimal	`10714021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37BA5, 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 #A37BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #A37BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37ba5; }
.text { color: #a37ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 123 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37ba5, #a57b92); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A37BA5?: #A37BA5 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 #A37BA5?: The RGB value is 163, 123, 165: 163 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37BA5?: The complementary color is #7DA57B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.