What color is #A88CAA?

#A88CAA 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 #A88CAA?

The RGB value is 168, 140, 170: 168 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88CAA?

The complementary color is #8EAA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88CAA color

#A88CAA rgb(168, 140, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88CAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (168, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A88CAA color codes

HEX	`#A88CAA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 15.99, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 19.88, 323.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.781, 29.984, 42.083)`
Decimal	`11046058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88CAA, 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 #A88CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #A88CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88caa; }
.text { color: #a88caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88caa, #aa8c9d); }

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Questions

What color is #A88CAA?: #A88CAA 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 #A88CAA?: The RGB value is 168, 140, 170: 168 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88CAA?: The complementary color is #8EAA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.