What color is #A78FA6?

#A78FA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78FA6?

The RGB value is 167, 143, 166: 167 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78FA6?

The complementary color is #8FA790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78FA6 color

#A78FA6 rgb(167, 143, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78FA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.1% green and 65.1% blue (167, 143, 166).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A78FA6 color codes

HEX	`#A78FA6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 143, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 13.16, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 15.8, 326.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.641, 30.614, 40.259)`
Decimal	`10981286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78FA6, 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 #A78FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A78FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78fa6; }
.text { color: #a78fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 143 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78fa6, #a78f9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A78FA6?: #A78FA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78FA6?: The RGB value is 167, 143, 166: 167 red, 143 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78FA6?: The complementary color is #8FA790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.