What color is #A978A3?

#A978A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A978A3?

The RGB value is 169, 120, 163: 169 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A978A3?

The complementary color is #78A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A978A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A978A3 color

#A978A3 rgb(169, 120, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A978A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 47.1% green and 63.9% blue (169, 120, 163).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#A978A3 color codes

HEX	`#A978A3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 120, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 47.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 26.33, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 30.51, 329.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.689, 24.513, 37.811)`
Decimal	`11106467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A978A3, 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 #A978A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A978A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #A978A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a978a3; }
.text { color: #a978a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a978a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 120 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a978a3, #a9788a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A978A3?: #A978A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A978A3?: The RGB value is 169, 120, 163: 169 red, 120 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A978A3?: The complementary color is #78A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A978A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.