What color is #A391AB?

#A391AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A391AB?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 171: 163 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A391AB?

The complementary color is #99AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A391AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A391AB color

#A391AB rgb(163, 145, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A391AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 67.1% blue (163, 145, 171).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A391AB color codes

HEX	`#A391AB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 11.61, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 16.1, 316.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.579, 30.978, 42.783)`
Decimal	`10719659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A391AB, 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 #A391AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A391AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A391AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a391ab; }
.text { color: #a391ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a391ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a391ab, #ab91a6); }

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Questions

What color is #A391AB?: #A391AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A391AB?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 171: 163 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A391AB?: The complementary color is #99AB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A391AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.