What color is #A17B8E?

#A17B8E 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 #A17B8E?

The RGB value is 161, 123, 142: 161 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17B8E?

The complementary color is #7BA18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17B8E color

#A17B8E rgb(161, 123, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A17B8E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 48.2% green and 55.7% blue (161, 123, 142).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#A17B8E color codes

HEX	`#A17B8E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 123, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 48.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, 17.9, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 18.47, 345.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.663, 23.697, 28.755)`
Decimal	`10582926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17B8E, 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 #A17B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #A17B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17b8e; }
.text { color: #a17b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 123 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17b8e, #a17b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A17B8E?: #A17B8E 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 #A17B8E?: The RGB value is 161, 123, 142: 161 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17B8E?: The complementary color is #7BA18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.