What color is #A15E79?

#A15E79 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A15E79?

The RGB value is 161, 94, 121: 161 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A15E79?

The complementary color is #5EA186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A15E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A15E79 color

#A15E79 rgb(161, 94, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A15E79 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 36.9% green and 47.5% blue (161, 94, 121).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#A15E79 color codes

HEX	`#A15E79`
RGB	`rgb(161, 94, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 36.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 42%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 30.91, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 31.09, 353.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.152, 16.965, 20.193)`
Decimal	`10575481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A15E79, 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 #A15E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A15E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #A15E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a15e79; }
.text { color: #a15e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a15e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 94 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a15e79, #a1655e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A15E79?: #A15E79 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A15E79?: The RGB value is 161, 94, 121: 161 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A15E79?: The complementary color is #5EA186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A15E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.