What color is #A78DAC?

#A78DAC 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 #A78DAC?

The RGB value is 167, 141, 172: 167 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78DAC?

The complementary color is #92AC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78DAC color

#A78DAC rgb(167, 141, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78DAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.3% green and 67.5% blue (167, 141, 172).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#A78DAC color codes

HEX	`#A78DAC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 141, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 15.47, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 19.97, 320.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.907, 30.244, 43.126)`
Decimal	`10980780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78DAC, 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 #A78DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A78DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78dac; }
.text { color: #a78dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 141 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78dac, #ac8da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A78DAC?: #A78DAC 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 #A78DAC?: The RGB value is 167, 141, 172: 167 red, 141 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78DAC?: The complementary color is #92AC8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.