What color is #A37FAC?

#A37FAC 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 #A37FAC?

The RGB value is 163, 127, 172: 163 red, 127 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37FAC?

The complementary color is #88AC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37FAC color

#A37FAC rgb(163, 127, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A37FAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 49.8% green and 67.5% blue (163, 127, 172).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#A37FAC color codes

HEX	`#A37FAC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 127, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 49.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, 22.06, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 28.81, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.139, 25.944, 42.442)`
Decimal	`10715052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37FAC, 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 #A37FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #A37FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37fac; }
.text { color: #a37fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 127 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37fac, #ac7f9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A37FAC?: #A37FAC 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 #A37FAC?: The RGB value is 163, 127, 172: 163 red, 127 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37FAC?: The complementary color is #88AC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.