What color is #A26586?

#A26586 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26586?

The RGB value is 162, 101, 134: 162 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26586?

The complementary color is #65A281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26586 color

#A26586 rgb(162, 101, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A26586 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (162, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#A26586 color codes

HEX	`#A26586`
RGB	`rgb(162, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 29.42, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 30.47, 344.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.857, 18.711, 24.905)`
Decimal	`10642822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26586, 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 #A26586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #A26586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26586; }
.text { color: #a26586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26586, #a26568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A26586?: #A26586 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26586?: The RGB value is 162, 101, 134: 162 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26586?: The complementary color is #65A281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.