What color is #A57B9C?

#A57B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57B9C?

The RGB value is 165, 123, 156: 165 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57B9C?

The complementary color is #7BA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57B9C color

#A57B9C rgb(165, 123, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A57B9C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 48.2% green and 61.2% blue (165, 123, 156).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#A57B9C color codes

HEX	`#A57B9C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 123, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 48.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, 21.9, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 24.66, 332.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.6, 24.567, 34.681)`
Decimal	`10845084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57B9C, 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 #A57B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #A57B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57b9c; }
.text { color: #a57b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 123 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57b9c, #a57b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A57B9C?: #A57B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57B9C?: The RGB value is 165, 123, 156: 165 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57B9C?: The complementary color is #7BA584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.