What color is #A78CAC?

#A78CAC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78CAC?

The RGB value is 167, 140, 172: 167 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78CAC?

The complementary color is #91AC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78CAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78CAC color

#A78CAC rgb(167, 140, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78CAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.9% green and 67.5% blue (167, 140, 172).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#A78CAC color codes

HEX	`#A78CAC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 140, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, 16.03, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 20.65, 320.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.76, 29.951, 43.077)`
Decimal	`10980524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78CAC, 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 #A78CAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78CAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #A78CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78cac; }
.text { color: #a78cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 140 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78cac, #ac8ca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A78CAC?: #A78CAC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78CAC?: The RGB value is 167, 140, 172: 167 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78CAC?: The complementary color is #91AC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78CAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.