What color is #A97BA2?

#A97BA2 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 #A97BA2?

The RGB value is 169, 123, 162: 169 red, 123 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97BA2?

The complementary color is #7BA982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97BA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97BA2 color

#A97BA2 rgb(169, 123, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A97BA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.2% green and 63.5% blue (169, 123, 162).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#A97BA2 color codes

HEX	`#A97BA2`
RGB	`rgb(169, 123, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 24.44, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 28.07, 330.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.966, 25.211, 37.463)`
Decimal	`11107234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97BA2, 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 #A97BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97BA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #A97BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97ba2; }
.text { color: #a97ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 123 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97ba2, #a97b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A97BA2?: #A97BA2 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 #A97BA2?: The RGB value is 169, 123, 162: 169 red, 123 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97BA2?: The complementary color is #7BA982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97BA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.