What color is #A97CA0?

#A97CA0 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 #A97CA0?

The RGB value is 169, 124, 160: 169 red, 124 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97CA0?

The complementary color is #7CA985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97CA0 color

#A97CA0 rgb(169, 124, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A97CA0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.6% green and 62.7% blue (169, 124, 160).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A97CA0 color codes

HEX	`#A97CA0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 124, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 23.5, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 26.57, 332.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.915, 25.389, 36.576)`
Decimal	`11107488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97CA0, 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 #A97CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A97CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97ca0; }
.text { color: #a97ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 124 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97ca0, #a97c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A97CA0?: #A97CA0 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 #A97CA0?: The RGB value is 169, 124, 160: 169 red, 124 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97CA0?: The complementary color is #7CA985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.