What color is #A887AC?

#A887AC 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 #A887AC?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 172: 168 red, 135 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A887AC?

The complementary color is #8BAC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A887AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A887AC color

#A887AC rgb(168, 135, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A887AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 67.5% blue (168, 135, 172).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% 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 6.73:1).

#A887AC color codes

HEX	`#A887AC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 19.22, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 24.22, 322.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.258, 28.632, 42.849)`
Decimal	`11044780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A887AC, 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 #A887AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A887AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #A887AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a887ac; }
.text { color: #a887ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a887ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a887ac, #ac879e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A887AC?: #A887AC 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 #A887AC?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 172: 168 red, 135 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A887AC?: The complementary color is #8BAC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A887AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.