What color is #A15A72?

#A15A72 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A15A72?

The RGB value is 161, 90, 114: 161 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A15A72?

The complementary color is #5AA189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A15A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A15A72 color

#A15A72 rgb(161, 90, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A15A72 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (161, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#A15A72 color codes

HEX	`#A15A72`
RGB	`rgb(161, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 44%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.11, 32.1, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.11, 32.11, 358.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.392, 16.106, 17.898)`
Decimal	`10574450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A15A72, 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 #A15A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A15A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	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 #A15A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a15a72; }
.text { color: #a15a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a15a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a15a72, #a1665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A15A72?: #A15A72 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A15A72?: The RGB value is 161, 90, 114: 161 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A15A72?: The complementary color is #5AA189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A15A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.