What color is #A27496?

#A27496 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27496?

The RGB value is 162, 116, 150: 162 red, 116 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27496?

The complementary color is #74A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27496 color

#A27496 rgb(162, 116, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27496 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.5% green and 58.8% blue (162, 116, 150).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#A27496 color codes

HEX	`#A27496`
RGB	`rgb(162, 116, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, 23.71, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 26.23, 334.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.65, 22.375, 31.763)`
Decimal	`10646678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27496, 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 #A27496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #A27496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27496; }
.text { color: #a27496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 116 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27496, #a2747f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A27496?: #A27496 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27496?: The RGB value is 162, 116, 150: 162 red, 116 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27496?: The complementary color is #74A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.