What color is #A2757E?

#A2757E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2757E?

The RGB value is 162, 117, 126: 162 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2757E?

The complementary color is #75A299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2757E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2757E color

#A2757E rgb(162, 117, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A2757E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (162, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#A2757E color codes

HEX	`#A2757E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, 19.04, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 19.16, 6.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.028, 21.912, 22.646)`
Decimal	`10646910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2757E, 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 #A2757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A2757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #A2757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2757e; }
.text { color: #a2757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2757e, #a28375); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2757E?: #A2757E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2757E?: The RGB value is 162, 117, 126: 162 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2757E?: The complementary color is #75A299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2757E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.