What color is #A16E90?

#A16E90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16E90?

The RGB value is 161, 110, 144: 161 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16E90?

The complementary color is #6EA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16E90 color

#A16E90 rgb(161, 110, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A16E90 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (161, 110, 144).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#A16E90 color codes

HEX	`#A16E90`
RGB	`rgb(161, 110, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 43.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 25.69, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 27.7, 338.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.308, 20.744, 29.051)`
Decimal	`10579600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16E90, 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 #A16E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #A16E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16e90; }
.text { color: #a16e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 110 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16e90, #a16e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A16E90?: #A16E90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16E90?: The RGB value is 161, 110, 144: 161 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16E90?: The complementary color is #6EA17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.