What color is #A75D98?

#A75D98 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75D98?

The RGB value is 167, 93, 152: 167 red, 93 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75D98?

The complementary color is #5DA76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75D98 color

#A75D98 rgb(167, 93, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A75D98 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 36.5% green and 59.6% blue (167, 93, 152).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#A75D98 color codes

HEX	`#A75D98`
RGB	`rgb(167, 93, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 36.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 38.62, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 43.15, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.518, 18.313, 31.89)`
Decimal	`10968472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75D98, 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 #A75D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #A75D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75d98; }
.text { color: #a75d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 93 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75d98, #a75d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A75D98?: #A75D98 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75D98?: The RGB value is 167, 93, 152: 167 red, 93 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75D98?: The complementary color is #5DA76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.