What color is #A07992?

#A07992 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07992?

The RGB value is 160, 121, 146: 160 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07992?

The complementary color is #79A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07992 color

#A07992 rgb(160, 121, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A07992 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 47.5% green and 57.3% blue (160, 121, 146).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#A07992 color codes

HEX	`#A07992`
RGB	`rgb(160, 121, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 47.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, 19.4, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 20.83, 338.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.523, 23.225, 30.274)`
Decimal	`10516882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07992, 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 #A07992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #A07992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07992; }
.text { color: #a07992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 121 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07992, #a0797e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A07992?: #A07992 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07992?: The RGB value is 160, 121, 146: 160 red, 121 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07992?: The complementary color is #79A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.