What color is #A879AB?

#A879AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A879AB?

The RGB value is 168, 121, 171: 168 red, 121 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A879AB?

The complementary color is #7CAB79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A879AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A879AB color

#A879AB rgb(168, 121, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A879AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 47.5% green and 67.1% blue (168, 121, 171).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#A879AB color codes

HEX	`#A879AB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 121, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 47.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, 26.97, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 33.21, 324.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.336, 24.941, 41.736)`
Decimal	`11041195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A879AB, 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 #A879AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A879AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #A879AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a879ab; }
.text { color: #a879ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a879ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 121 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a879ab, #ab7995); }

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Questions

What color is #A879AB?: #A879AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A879AB?: The RGB value is 168, 121, 171: 168 red, 121 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A879AB?: The complementary color is #7CAB79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A879AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.