#A78B9D Color

#A78B9D is rgb(167, 139, 157) in RGB and hsl(321, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78B9D

HEX#A78B9D

RGBrgb(167, 139, 157)

HSLhsl(321, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(321, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.042 339.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78B9D Complementary#8BA795 Analogous#A38BA7 Analogous#A78B8F Triadic#9DA78B Triadic#8B9DA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B299A9 #BFABB8 #CAB9C4 #D8CBD3 #E2D9DF #F0EBEE

Shades

#96738A #806075 #694F60 #513D4A #3A2C35 #231A20

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