What color is #A17F91?

#A17F91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17F91?

The RGB value is 161, 127, 145: 161 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17F91?

The complementary color is #7FA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17F91 color

#A17F91 rgb(161, 127, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A17F91 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.8% green and 56.9% blue (161, 127, 145).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#A17F91 color codes

HEX	`#A17F91`
RGB	`rgb(161, 127, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 16.15, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 16.81, 343.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.398, 24.801, 30.126)`
Decimal	`10583953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17F91, 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 #A17F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #A17F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17f91; }
.text { color: #a17f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 127 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17f91, #a17f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A17F91?: #A17F91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17F91?: The RGB value is 161, 127, 145: 161 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17F91?: The complementary color is #7FA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.