What color is #A7379E?

#A7379E is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7379E?

The RGB value is 167, 55, 158: 167 red, 55 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7379E?

The complementary color is #37A740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7379E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7379E color

#A7379E rgb(167, 55, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A7379E is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 21.6% green and 62% blue (167, 55, 158).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Amora Purple (#BB22AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#A7379E color codes

HEX	`#A7379E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 55, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 21.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, 57.73, -32.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 66.44, 330.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.474, 13.418, 33.695)`
Decimal	`10958750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7379E, 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 #A7379E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A7379E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	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 #A7379E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7379e; }
.text { color: #a7379e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7379e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 55 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7379e, #a73766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A7379E?: #A7379E is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7379E?: The RGB value is 167, 55, 158: 167 red, 55 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7379E?: The complementary color is #37A740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7379E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.