What color is #A88BA3?

#A88BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88BA3?

The RGB value is 168, 139, 163: 168 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88BA3?

The complementary color is #8BA890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88BA3 color

#A88BA3 rgb(168, 139, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88BA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.5% green and 63.9% blue (168, 139, 163).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% 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 6.89:1).

#A88BA3 color codes

HEX	`#A88BA3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 139, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, 15.2, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 17.44, 330.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.991, 29.435, 38.64)`
Decimal	`11045795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88BA3, 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 #A88BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A88BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88ba3; }
.text { color: #a88ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 139 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88ba3, #a88b94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88BA3?: #A88BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88BA3?: The RGB value is 168, 139, 163: 168 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88BA3?: The complementary color is #8BA890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.