What color is #A79BAD?

#A79BAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79BAD?

The RGB value is 167, 155, 173: 167 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79BAD?

The complementary color is #A1AD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79BAD color

#A79BAD rgb(167, 155, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79BAD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.8% green and 67.8% blue (167, 155, 173).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A79BAD color codes

HEX	`#A79BAD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 155, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, 7.79, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 11, 315.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.199, 34.676, 44.366)`
Decimal	`10984365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79BAD, 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 #A79BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #A79BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79bad; }
.text { color: #a79bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 155 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79bad, #ad9baa); }

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Questions

What color is #A79BAD?: #A79BAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79BAD?: The RGB value is 167, 155, 173: 167 red, 155 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79BAD?: The complementary color is #A1AD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.