What color is #A4175F?

#A4175F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4175F?

The RGB value is 164, 23, 95: 164 red, 23 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4175F?

The complementary color is #17A45C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4175F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4175F color

#A4175F rgb(164, 23, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A4175F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 9% green and 37.3% blue (164, 23, 95).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 75% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 42% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Plastic Lips (#AA2266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A4175F color codes

HEX	`#A4175F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 23, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 75%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 86%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 42%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.62, 58.63, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.62, 58.79, 355.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.683, 9.334, 11.695)`
Decimal	`10753887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4175F, 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 #A4175F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A4175F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #A4175F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4175f; }
.text { color: #a4175f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4175f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 23 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4175f, #a41719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A4175F?: #A4175F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4175F?: The RGB value is 164, 23, 95: 164 red, 23 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4175F?: The complementary color is #17A45C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4175F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.