What color is #A749B6?

#A749B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A749B6?

The RGB value is 167, 73, 182: 167 red, 73 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A749B6?

The complementary color is #58B649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A749B6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A749B6 color

#A749B6 rgb(167, 73, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A749B6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 28.6% green and 71.4% blue (167, 73, 182).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 43% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#A749B6 color codes

HEX	`#A749B6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 73, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 28.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 43%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 60%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 60%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, 54.25, -40.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 67.81, 323.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.761, 16.359, 45.995)`
Decimal	`10963382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A749B6, 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 #A749B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A749B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #A749B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a749b6; }
.text { color: #a749b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a749b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 73 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a749b6, #b6498f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A749B6?: #A749B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A749B6?: The RGB value is 167, 73, 182: 167 red, 73 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A749B6?: The complementary color is #58B649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A749B6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.