What color is #A26F84?

#A26F84 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 #A26F84?

The RGB value is 162, 111, 132: 162 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26F84?

The complementary color is #6FA28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26F84 color

#A26F84 rgb(162, 111, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A26F84 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 43.5% green and 51.8% blue (162, 111, 132).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#A26F84 color codes

HEX	`#A26F84`
RGB	`rgb(162, 111, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 43.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, 23.43, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 23.67, 351.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.75, 20.718, 24.521)`
Decimal	`10645380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26F84, 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 #A26F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #A26F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26f84; }
.text { color: #a26f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 111 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26f84, #a2736f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A26F84?: #A26F84 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 #A26F84?: The RGB value is 162, 111, 132: 162 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26F84?: The complementary color is #6FA28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.