What color is #A794A8?

#A794A8 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 #A794A8?

The RGB value is 167, 148, 168: 167 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A794A8?

The complementary color is #95A894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A794A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A794A8 color

#A794A8 rgb(167, 148, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A794A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58% green and 65.9% blue (167, 148, 168).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#A794A8 color codes

HEX	`#A794A8`
RGB	`rgb(167, 148, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 10.73, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 13.31, 323.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.593, 32.223, 41.488)`
Decimal	`10982568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A794A8, 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 #A794A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A794A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #A794A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a794a8; }
.text { color: #a794a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a794a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 148 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a794a8, #a8949f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A794A8?: #A794A8 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 #A794A8?: The RGB value is 167, 148, 168: 167 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A794A8?: The complementary color is #95A894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A794A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.