What color is #A40057?

#A40057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A40057?

The RGB value is 164, 0, 87: 164 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A40057?

The complementary color is #00A44D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A40057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A40057 color

#A40057 rgb(164, 0, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A40057 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 0% green and 34.1% blue (164, 0, 87).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 47% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vertigo Cherry (#990055), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A40057 color codes

HEX	`#A40057`
RGB	`rgb(164, 0, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 0%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 47%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.17, 61.33, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.17, 61.35, 358.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.032, 8.583, 9.775)`
Decimal	`10747991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A40057, 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 #A40057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A40057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A40057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a40057; }
.text { color: #a40057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a40057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 0 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a40057, #a40005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A40057?: #A40057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A40057?: The RGB value is 164, 0, 87: 164 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A40057?: The complementary color is #00A44D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A40057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.