What color is #A7759E?

#A7759E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7759E?

The RGB value is 167, 117, 158: 167 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7759E?

The complementary color is #75A77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7759E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7759E color

#A7759E rgb(167, 117, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A7759E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 45.9% green and 62% blue (167, 117, 158).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#A7759E color codes

HEX	`#A7759E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 117, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 45.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 26.39, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 29.98, 331.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.469, 23.408, 35.36)`
Decimal	`10974622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7759E, 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 #A7759E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7759E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #A7759E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7759e; }
.text { color: #a7759e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7759e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 117 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7759e, #a77585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7759E?: #A7759E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7759E?: The RGB value is 167, 117, 158: 167 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7759E?: The complementary color is #75A77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7759E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.