What color is #A778AB?

#A778AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A778AB?

The RGB value is 167, 120, 171: 167 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A778AB?

The complementary color is #7CAB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A778AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A778AB color

#A778AB rgb(167, 120, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A778AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.1% green and 67.1% blue (167, 120, 171).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A778AB color codes

HEX	`#A778AB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 120, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 27.2, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 33.71, 323.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.003, 24.59, 41.686)`
Decimal	`10975403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A778AB, 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 #A778AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A778AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #A778AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a778ab; }
.text { color: #a778ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a778ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 120 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a778ab, #ab7896); }

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Questions

What color is #A778AB?: #A778AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A778AB?: The RGB value is 167, 120, 171: 167 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A778AB?: The complementary color is #7CAB78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A778AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.