What color is #A26B79?

#A26B79 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 #A26B79?

The RGB value is 162, 107, 121: 162 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26B79?

The complementary color is #6BA294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26B79 color

#A26B79 rgb(162, 107, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A26B79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (162, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#A26B79 color codes

HEX	`#A26B79`
RGB	`rgb(162, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 23.97, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 24.01, 3.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.61, 19.579, 20.621)`
Decimal	`10644345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26B79, 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 #A26B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #A26B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26b79; }
.text { color: #a26b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26b79, #a2796b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A26B79?: #A26B79 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 #A26B79?: The RGB value is 162, 107, 121: 162 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26B79?: The complementary color is #6BA294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.