What color is #A17E88?

#A17E88 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17E88?

The RGB value is 161, 126, 136: 161 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17E88?

The complementary color is #7EA197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17E88 color

#A17E88 rgb(161, 126, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A17E88 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (161, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#A17E88 color codes

HEX	`#A17E88`
RGB	`rgb(161, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, 15.15, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 15.15, 359.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.603, 24.277, 26.572)`
Decimal	`10583688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17E88, 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 #A17E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #A17E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17e88; }
.text { color: #a17e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17e88, #a1867e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A17E88?: #A17E88 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17E88?: The RGB value is 161, 126, 136: 161 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17E88?: The complementary color is #7EA197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.