What color is #A07990?

#A07990 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07990?

The RGB value is 160, 121, 144: 160 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07990?

The complementary color is #79A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07990 color

#A07990 rgb(160, 121, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A07990 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (160, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#A07990 color codes

HEX	`#A07990`
RGB	`rgb(160, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 19.03, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 20.12, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.368, 23.163, 29.462)`
Decimal	`10516880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07990, 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 #A07990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #A07990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07990; }
.text { color: #a07990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07990, #a0797d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A07990?: #A07990 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07990?: The RGB value is 160, 121, 144: 160 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07990?: The complementary color is #79A089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.