What color is #A87F9B?

#A87F9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87F9B?

The RGB value is 168, 127, 155: 168 red, 127 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87F9B?

The complementary color is #7FA88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87F9B color

#A87F9B rgb(168, 127, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A87F9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 49.8% green and 60.8% blue (168, 127, 155).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A87F9B color codes

HEX	`#A87F9B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 127, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 49.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 20.52, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 22.34, 336.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.654, 25.871, 34.436)`
Decimal	`11042715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87F9B, 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 #A87F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A87F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87f9b; }
.text { color: #a87f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 127 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87f9b, #a87f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A87F9B?: #A87F9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87F9B?: The RGB value is 168, 127, 155: 168 red, 127 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87F9B?: The complementary color is #7FA88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.