What color is #A74382?

#A74382 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Riot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A74382?

The RGB value is 167, 67, 130: 167 red, 67 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A74382?

The complementary color is #43A768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A74382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A74382 color

#A74382 rgb(167, 67, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A74382 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 26.3% green and 51% blue (167, 67, 130).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 43% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grape Riot (#9B4682), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#A74382 color codes

HEX	`#A74382`
RGB	`rgb(167, 67, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 26.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 43%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 60%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 48.22, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 50.5, 342.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.973, 13.843, 22.63)`
Decimal	`10961794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A74382, 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 #A74382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A74382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #A74382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a74382; }
.text { color: #a74382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a74382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 67 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a74382, #a74350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A74382?: #A74382 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Riot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A74382?: The RGB value is 167, 67, 130: 167 red, 67 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A74382?: The complementary color is #43A768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A74382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.