What color is #A872AF?

#A872AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A872AF?

The RGB value is 168, 114, 175: 168 red, 114 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A872AF?

The complementary color is #79AF72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A872AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A872AF color

#A872AF rgb(168, 114, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A872AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 44.7% green and 68.6% blue (168, 114, 175).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#A872AF color codes

HEX	`#A872AF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 114, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 44.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, 31.71, -23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 39.74, 322.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.903, 23.456, 43.501)`
Decimal	`11039407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A872AF, 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 #A872AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A872AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #A872AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a872af; }
.text { color: #a872af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a872af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 114 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a872af, #af7297); }

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Questions

What color is #A872AF?: #A872AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A872AF?: The RGB value is 168, 114, 175: 168 red, 114 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A872AF?: The complementary color is #79AF72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A872AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.