What color is #A887AB?

#A887AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A887AB?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 171: 168 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A887AB?

The complementary color is #8AAB87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A887AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A887AB color

#A887AB rgb(168, 135, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A887AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 67.1% blue (168, 135, 171).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#A887AB color codes

HEX	`#A887AB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 19.02, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 23.75, 323.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.162, 28.594, 42.345)`
Decimal	`11044779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A887AB, 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 #A887AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A887AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #A887AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a887ab; }
.text { color: #a887ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a887ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a887ab, #ab879c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A887AB?: #A887AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A887AB?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 171: 168 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A887AB?: The complementary color is #8AAB87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A887AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.