What color is #A76A9E?

#A76A9E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76A9E?

The RGB value is 167, 106, 158: 167 red, 106 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76A9E?

The complementary color is #6AA773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76A9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76A9E color

#A76A9E rgb(167, 106, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A76A9E is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 41.6% green and 62% blue (167, 106, 158).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#A76A9E color codes

HEX	`#A76A9E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 106, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 41.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, 32.58, -18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 37.26, 330.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.262, 20.993, 34.957)`
Decimal	`10971806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76A9E, 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 #A76A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #A76A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76a9e; }
.text { color: #a76a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 106 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76a9e, #a76a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A76A9E?: #A76A9E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76A9E?: The RGB value is 167, 106, 158: 167 red, 106 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76A9E?: The complementary color is #6AA773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76A9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.