What color is #A873B3?

#A873B3 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 #A873B3?

The RGB value is 168, 115, 179: 168 red, 115 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A873B3?

The complementary color is #7EB373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A873B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A873B3 color

#A873B3 rgb(168, 115, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A873B3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 45.1% green and 70.2% blue (168, 115, 179).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#A873B3 color codes

HEX	`#A873B3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 115, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 45.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 36%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 31.96, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 40.98, 321.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.415, 23.842, 45.639)`
Decimal	`11039667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A873B3, 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 #A873B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A873B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #A873B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a873b3; }
.text { color: #a873b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a873b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 115 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a873b3, #b3739e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A873B3?: #A873B3 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 #A873B3?: The RGB value is 168, 115, 179: 168 red, 115 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A873B3?: The complementary color is #7EB373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A873B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.