What color is #A790AD?

#A790AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A790AD?

The RGB value is 167, 144, 173: 167 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A790AD?

The complementary color is #96AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A790AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A790AD color

#A790AD rgb(167, 144, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A790AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.5% green and 67.8% blue (167, 144, 173).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 7.24:1).

#A790AD color codes

HEX	`#A790AD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 144, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 13.97, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 18.42, 319.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.451, 31.18, 43.783)`
Decimal	`10981549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A790AD, 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 #A790AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A790AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A790AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a790ad; }
.text { color: #a790ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a790ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 144 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a790ad, #ad90a5); }

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Questions

What color is #A790AD?: #A790AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A790AD?: The RGB value is 167, 144, 173: 167 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A790AD?: The complementary color is #96AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A790AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.