What color is #A975AD?

#A975AD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A975AD?

The RGB value is 169, 117, 173: 169 red, 117 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A975AD?

The complementary color is #79AD75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A975AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A975AD color

#A975AD rgb(169, 117, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A975AD is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 45.9% green and 67.8% blue (169, 117, 173).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#A975AD color codes

HEX	`#A975AD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 117, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 45.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 29.95, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 36.98, 324.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.266, 24.176, 42.599)`
Decimal	`11105709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A975AD, 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 #A975AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A975AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A975AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a975ad; }
.text { color: #a975ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a975ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 117 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a975ad, #ad7595); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A975AD?: #A975AD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A975AD?: The RGB value is 169, 117, 173: 169 red, 117 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A975AD?: The complementary color is #79AD75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A975AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.