What color is #A75297?

#A75297 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75297?

The RGB value is 167, 82, 151: 167 red, 82 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75297?

The complementary color is #52A762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75297?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75297 color

#A75297 rgb(167, 82, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A75297 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 32.2% green and 59.2% blue (167, 82, 151).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#A75297 color codes

HEX	`#A75297`
RGB	`rgb(167, 82, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 32.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, 44.22, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 49.45, 333.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.54, 16.486, 31.162)`
Decimal	`10965655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75297, 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 #A75297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #A75297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75297; }
.text { color: #a75297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 82 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75297, #a7526d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A75297?: #A75297 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75297?: The RGB value is 167, 82, 151: 167 red, 82 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75297?: The complementary color is #52A762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75297?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.