What color is #A388AB?

#A388AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A388AB?

The RGB value is 163, 136, 171: 163 red, 136 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A388AB?

The complementary color is #90AB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A388AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A388AB color

#A388AB rgb(163, 136, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A388AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 53.3% green and 67.1% blue (163, 136, 171).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A388AB color codes

HEX	`#A388AB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 136, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 53.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 16.72, -14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 22.21, 318.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.258, 28.336, 42.343)`
Decimal	`10717355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A388AB, 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 #A388AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A388AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A388AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a388ab; }
.text { color: #a388ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a388ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 136 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a388ab, #ab88a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A388AB?: #A388AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A388AB?: The RGB value is 163, 136, 171: 163 red, 136 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A388AB?: The complementary color is #90AB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A388AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.