What color is #A67A9F?

#A67A9F 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 #A67A9F?

The RGB value is 166, 122, 159: 166 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67A9F?

The complementary color is #7AA681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67A9F color

#A67A9F rgb(166, 122, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A67A9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.8% green and 62.4% blue (166, 122, 159).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A67A9F color codes

HEX	`#A67A9F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 122, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 47.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 23.39, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 26.81, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.943, 24.53, 36.004)`
Decimal	`10910367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67A9F, 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 #A67A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #A67A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67a9f; }
.text { color: #a67a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 122 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67a9f, #a67a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A67A9F?: #A67A9F 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 #A67A9F?: The RGB value is 166, 122, 159: 166 red, 122 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67A9F?: The complementary color is #7AA681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.