What color is #A796BC?

#A796BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A796BC?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 188: 167 red, 150 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A796BC?

The complementary color is #ABBC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A796BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A796BC color

#A796BC rgb(167, 150, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A796BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 73.7% blue (167, 150, 188).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A796BC color codes

HEX	`#A796BC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 13.68, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 22.12, 308.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.918, 33.659, 52.172)`
Decimal	`10983100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A796BC, 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 #A796BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A796BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #A796BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a796bc; }
.text { color: #a796bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a796bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a796bc, #ba96bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A796BC?: #A796BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A796BC?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 188: 167 red, 150 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A796BC?: The complementary color is #ABBC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A796BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.