What color is #A77C9A?

#A77C9A 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 #A77C9A?

The RGB value is 167, 124, 154: 167 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77C9A?

The complementary color is #7CA789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77C9A color

#A77C9A rgb(167, 124, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77C9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 48.6% green and 60.4% blue (167, 124, 154).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#A77C9A color codes

HEX	`#A77C9A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 124, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 48.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, 21.68, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 23.7, 336.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.976, 24.965, 33.858)`
Decimal	`10976410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77C9A, 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 #A77C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #A77C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77c9a; }
.text { color: #a77c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 124 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77c9a, #a77c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A77C9A?: #A77C9A 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 #A77C9A?: The RGB value is 167, 124, 154: 167 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77C9A?: The complementary color is #7CA789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.