What color is #A38AA6?

#A38AA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38AA6?

The RGB value is 163, 138, 166: 163 red, 138 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38AA6?

The complementary color is #8DA68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38AA6 color

#A38AA6 rgb(163, 138, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38AA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.1% green and 65.1% blue (163, 138, 166).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#A38AA6 color codes

HEX	`#A38AA6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 138, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 14.57, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 18.42, 322.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.075, 28.717, 39.975)`
Decimal	`10717862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38AA6, 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 #A38AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #A38AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38aa6; }
.text { color: #a38aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 138 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38aa6, #a68a9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A38AA6?: #A38AA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38AA6?: The RGB value is 163, 138, 166: 163 red, 138 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38AA6?: The complementary color is #8DA68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.