What color is #A17786?

#A17786 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17786?

The RGB value is 161, 119, 134: 161 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17786?

The complementary color is #77A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17786 color

#A17786 rgb(161, 119, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A17786 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 46.7% green and 52.5% blue (161, 119, 134).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#A17786 color codes

HEX	`#A17786`
RGB	`rgb(161, 119, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 46.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 18.81, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 18.89, 354.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.598, 22.493, 25.543)`
Decimal	`10581894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17786, 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 #A17786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #A17786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17786; }
.text { color: #a17786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 119 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17786, #a17d77); }

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Questions

What color is #A17786?: #A17786 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17786?: The RGB value is 161, 119, 134: 161 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17786?: The complementary color is #77A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.