What color is #A06687?

#A06687 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06687?

The RGB value is 160, 102, 135: 160 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06687?

The complementary color is #66A07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06687 color

#A06687 rgb(160, 102, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A06687 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 40% green and 52.9% blue (160, 102, 135).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#A06687 color codes

HEX	`#A06687`
RGB	`rgb(160, 102, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 40%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 28.3, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 29.55, 343.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.622, 18.727, 25.287)`
Decimal	`10512007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06687, 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 #A06687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #A06687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06687; }
.text { color: #a06687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 102 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06687, #a0666a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A06687?: #A06687 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06687?: The RGB value is 160, 102, 135: 160 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06687?: The complementary color is #66A07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.