What color is #A784AB?

#A784AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A784AB?

The RGB value is 167, 132, 171: 167 red, 132 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A784AB?

The complementary color is #88AB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A784AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A784AB color

#A784AB rgb(167, 132, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A784AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51.8% green and 67.1% blue (167, 132, 171).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#A784AB color codes

HEX	`#A784AB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 132, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 20.38, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 25.61, 322.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.537, 27.659, 42.198)`
Decimal	`10978475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A784AB, 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 #A784AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A784AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #A784AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a784ab; }
.text { color: #a784ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a784ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 132 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a784ab, #ab849c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A784AB?: #A784AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A784AB?: The RGB value is 167, 132, 171: 167 red, 132 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A784AB?: The complementary color is #88AB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A784AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.