What color is #A07282?

#A07282 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 #A07282?

The RGB value is 160, 114, 130: 160 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07282?

The complementary color is #72A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07282 color

#A07282 rgb(160, 114, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A07282 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.7% green and 51% blue (160, 114, 130).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A07282 color codes

HEX	`#A07282`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, 20.63, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 20.69, 355.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.544, 21.121, 23.899)`
Decimal	`10515074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07282, 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 #A07282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A07282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07282; }
.text { color: #a07282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07282, #a07972); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07282?: #A07282 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 #A07282?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 130: 160 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07282?: The complementary color is #72A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.