What color is #A27182?

#A27182 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 #A27182?

The RGB value is 162, 113, 130: 162 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27182?

The complementary color is #71A291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27182 color

#A27182 rgb(162, 113, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27182 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 44.3% green and 51% blue (162, 113, 130).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A27182 color codes

HEX	`#A27182`
RGB	`rgb(162, 113, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 44.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 21.96, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 22.02, 356)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.835, 21.105, 23.88)`
Decimal	`10645890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27182, 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 #A27182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A27182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27182; }
.text { color: #a27182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 113 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27182, #a27971); }

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Questions

What color is #A27182?: #A27182 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 #A27182?: The RGB value is 162, 113, 130: 162 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27182?: The complementary color is #71A291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.