What color is #A77B9B?

#A77B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77B9B?

The RGB value is 167, 123, 155: 167 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77B9B?

The complementary color is #7BA787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77B9B color

#A77B9B rgb(167, 123, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77B9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 48.2% green and 60.8% blue (167, 123, 155).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#A77B9B color codes

HEX	`#A77B9B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 123, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 48.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, 22.43, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 24.75, 335.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.935, 24.749, 34.257)`
Decimal	`10976155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77B9B, 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 #A77B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #A77B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77b9b; }
.text { color: #a77b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 123 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77b9b, #a77b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A77B9B?: #A77B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77B9B?: The RGB value is 167, 123, 155: 167 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77B9B?: The complementary color is #7BA787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.