What color is #A83B7F?

#A83B7F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A83B7F?

The RGB value is 168, 59, 127: 168 red, 59 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A83B7F?

The complementary color is #3BA864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A83B7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A83B7F color

#A83B7F rgb(168, 59, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A83B7F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 23.1% green and 49.8% blue (168, 59, 127).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 48% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A83B7F color codes

HEX	`#A83B7F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 59, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 23.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 48%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 65%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, 51.65, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 53.81, 343.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.544, 12.987, 21.447)`
Decimal	`11025279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A83B7F, 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 #A83B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A83B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	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 #A83B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a83b7f; }
.text { color: #a83b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a83b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 59 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a83b7f, #a83b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A83B7F?: #A83B7F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A83B7F?: The RGB value is 168, 59, 127: 168 red, 59 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A83B7F?: The complementary color is #3BA864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A83B7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.