What color is #A58FA4?

#A58FA4 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 #A58FA4?

The RGB value is 165, 143, 164: 165 red, 143 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58FA4?

The complementary color is #8FA590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58FA4 color

#A58FA4 rgb(165, 143, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58FA4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.1% green and 64.3% blue (165, 143, 164).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% 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 7.06:1).

#A58FA4 color codes

HEX	`#A58FA4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 143, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 12.06, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 14.47, 326.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.039, 30.325, 39.28)`
Decimal	`10850212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58FA4, 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 #A58FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A58FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #A58FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58fa4; }
.text { color: #a58fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 143 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58fa4, #a58f99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A58FA4?: #A58FA4 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 #A58FA4?: The RGB value is 165, 143, 164: 165 red, 143 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58FA4?: The complementary color is #8FA590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.