What color is #A0727F?

#A0727F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0727F?

The RGB value is 160, 114, 127: 160 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0727F?

The complementary color is #72A093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0727F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0727F color

#A0727F rgb(160, 114, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A0727F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (160, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A0727F color codes

HEX	`#A0727F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 20.15, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 20.15, 0.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.346, 21.042, 22.854)`
Decimal	`10515071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0727F, 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 #A0727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #A0727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0727f; }
.text { color: #a0727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0727f, #a07c72); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0727F?: #A0727F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0727F?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 127: 160 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0727F?: The complementary color is #72A093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0727F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.