What color is #A576A8?

#A576A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A576A8?

The RGB value is 165, 118, 168: 165 red, 118 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A576A8?

The complementary color is #79A876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A576A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A576A8 color

#A576A8 rgb(165, 118, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A576A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 46.3% green and 65.9% blue (165, 118, 168).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#A576A8 color codes

HEX	`#A576A8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 118, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 46.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, 27.06, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 33.32, 324.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.063, 23.784, 40.098)`
Decimal	`10843816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A576A8, 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 #A576A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A576A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #A576A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a576a8; }
.text { color: #a576a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a576a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 118 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a576a8, #a87692); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A576A8?: #A576A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A576A8?: The RGB value is 165, 118, 168: 165 red, 118 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A576A8?: The complementary color is #79A876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A576A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.