What color is #A75186?

#A75186 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75186?

The RGB value is 167, 81, 134: 167 red, 81 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75186?

The complementary color is #51A772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75186 color

#A75186 rgb(167, 81, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A75186 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 31.8% green and 52.5% blue (167, 81, 134).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#A75186 color codes

HEX	`#A75186`
RGB	`rgb(167, 81, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 31.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 41.96, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 44.01, 342.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.182, 15.823, 24.383)`
Decimal	`10965382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75186, 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 #A75186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #A75186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75186; }
.text { color: #a75186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 81 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75186, #a7515b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A75186?: #A75186 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75186?: The RGB value is 167, 81, 134: 167 red, 81 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75186?: The complementary color is #51A772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.