What color is #A8879F?

#A8879F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8879F?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 159: 168 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8879F?

The complementary color is #87A890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8879F color

#A8879F rgb(168, 135, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8879F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (168, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A8879F color codes

HEX	`#A8879F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 16.72, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 18.52, 334.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.07, 28.157, 36.592)`
Decimal	`11044767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8879F, 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 #A8879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A8879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8879f; }
.text { color: #a8879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8879f, #a8878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8879F?: #A8879F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8879F?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 159: 168 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8879F?: The complementary color is #87A890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.