What color is #A38BAC?

#A38BAC 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 #A38BAC?

The RGB value is 163, 139, 172: 163 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38BAC?

The complementary color is #94AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38BAC color

#A38BAC rgb(163, 139, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38BAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green and 67.5% blue (163, 139, 172).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A38BAC color codes

HEX	`#A38BAC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 139, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 15.21, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 20.67, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.782, 29.231, 42.99)`
Decimal	`10718124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38BAC, 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 #A38BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A38BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38bac; }
.text { color: #a38bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 139 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38bac, #ac8ba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38BAC?: #A38BAC 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 #A38BAC?: The RGB value is 163, 139, 172: 163 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38BAC?: The complementary color is #94AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.