What color is #A871A0?

#A871A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A871A0?

The RGB value is 168, 113, 160: 168 red, 113 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A871A0?

The complementary color is #71A879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A871A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A871A0 color

#A871A0 rgb(168, 113, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A871A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 44.3% green and 62.7% blue (168, 113, 160).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#A871A0 color codes

HEX	`#A871A0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 113, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 44.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 29.37, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 33.69, 330.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.398, 22.674, 36.132)`
Decimal	`11039136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A871A0, 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 #A871A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A871A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	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 #A871A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a871a0; }
.text { color: #a871a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a871a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 113 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a871a0, #a87185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A871A0?: #A871A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A871A0?: The RGB value is 168, 113, 160: 168 red, 113 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A871A0?: The complementary color is #71A879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A871A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.