What color is #A16B89?

#A16B89 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 #A16B89?

The RGB value is 161, 107, 137: 161 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16B89?

The complementary color is #6BA183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16B89?

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

#A16B89 color

#A16B89 rgb(161, 107, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A16B89 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 42% green and 53.7% blue (161, 107, 137).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A16B89 color codes

HEX	`#A16B89`
RGB	`rgb(161, 107, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 42%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 26.17, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 27.27, 343.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.471, 19.9, 26.214)`
Decimal	`10578825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16B89, 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 #A16B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #A16B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16b89; }
.text { color: #a16b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 107 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16b89, #a16b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A16B89?: #A16B89 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 #A16B89?: The RGB value is 161, 107, 137: 161 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16B89?: The complementary color is #6BA183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.