What color is #A792A7?

#A792A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A792A7?

The RGB value is 167, 146, 167: 167 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A792A7?

The complementary color is #92A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A792A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A792A7 color

#A792A7 rgb(167, 146, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A792A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.3% green and 65.5% blue (167, 146, 167).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A792A7 color codes

HEX	`#A792A7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 146, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 11.66, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 14.21, 325.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.189, 31.564, 40.896)`
Decimal	`10982055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A792A7, 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 #A792A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A792A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A792A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a792a7; }
.text { color: #a792a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a792a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 146 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a792a7, #a7929d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A792A7?: #A792A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A792A7?: The RGB value is 167, 146, 167: 167 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A792A7?: The complementary color is #92A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A792A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.