What color is #A78FAB?

#A78FAB 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 #A78FAB?

The RGB value is 167, 143, 171: 167 red, 143 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78FAB?

The complementary color is #93AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78FAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78FAB color

#A78FAB rgb(167, 143, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78FAB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.1% green and 67.1% blue (167, 143, 171).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A78FAB color codes

HEX	`#A78FAB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 143, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 14.14, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 18.13, 321.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.108, 30.801, 42.721)`
Decimal	`10981291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78FAB, 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 #A78FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #A78FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78fab; }
.text { color: #a78fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 143 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78fab, #ab8fa1); }

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Questions

What color is #A78FAB?: #A78FAB 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 #A78FAB?: The RGB value is 167, 143, 171: 167 red, 143 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78FAB?: The complementary color is #93AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78FAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.