What color is #A16687?

#A16687 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16687?

The RGB value is 161, 102, 135: 161 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16687?

The complementary color is #66A180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16687 color

#A16687 rgb(161, 102, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A16687 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 40% green and 52.9% blue (161, 102, 135).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#A16687 color codes

HEX	`#A16687`
RGB	`rgb(161, 102, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 40%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, 28.66, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 29.84, 343.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.823, 18.83, 25.297)`
Decimal	`10577543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16687, 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 #A16687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #A16687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16687; }
.text { color: #a16687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 102 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16687, #a1666a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A16687?: #A16687 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16687?: The RGB value is 161, 102, 135: 161 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16687?: The complementary color is #66A180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.