What color is #A88EB4?

#A88EB4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88EB4?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 180: 168 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88EB4?

The complementary color is #9AB48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88EB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88EB4 color

#A88EB4 rgb(168, 142, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88EB4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 70.6% blue (168, 142, 180).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#A88EB4 color codes

HEX	`#A88EB4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, 16.87, -16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 23.4, 316.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.058, 30.967, 47.354)`
Decimal	`11046580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88EB4, 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 #A88EB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88EB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A88EB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88eb4; }
.text { color: #a88eb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88eb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88eb4, #b48ead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88EB4?: #A88EB4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88EB4?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 180: 168 red, 142 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88EB4?: The complementary color is #9AB48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88EB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.