What color is #A76AA1?

#A76AA1 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 #A76AA1?

The RGB value is 167, 106, 161: 167 red, 106 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76AA1?

The complementary color is #6AA770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76AA1 color

#A76AA1 rgb(167, 106, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A76AA1 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 41.6% green and 63.1% blue (167, 106, 161).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A76AA1 color codes

HEX	`#A76AA1`
RGB	`rgb(167, 106, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 41.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 33.13, -19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 38.53, 329.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.523, 21.098, 36.334)`
Decimal	`10971809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76AA1, 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 #A76AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A76AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76aa1; }
.text { color: #a76aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 106 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76aa1, #a76a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A76AA1?: #A76AA1 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 #A76AA1?: The RGB value is 167, 106, 161: 167 red, 106 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76AA1?: The complementary color is #6AA770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.