What color is #A88FA5?

#A88FA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88FA5?

The RGB value is 168, 143, 165: 168 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88FA5?

The complementary color is #8FA892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88FA5 color

#A88FA5 rgb(168, 143, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88FA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.1% green and 64.7% blue (168, 143, 165).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#A88FA5 color codes

HEX	`#A88FA5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 143, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, 13.32, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 15.58, 328.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.762, 30.687, 39.787)`
Decimal	`11046821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88FA5, 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 #A88FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #A88FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88fa5; }
.text { color: #a88fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 143 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88fa5, #a88f99); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A88FA5?: #A88FA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88FA5?: The RGB value is 168, 143, 165: 168 red, 143 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88FA5?: The complementary color is #8FA892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.