What color is #A27593?

#A27593 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27593?

The RGB value is 162, 117, 147: 162 red, 117 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27593?

The complementary color is #75A284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27593 color

#A27593 rgb(162, 117, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27593 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.9% green and 57.6% blue (162, 117, 147).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#A27593 color codes

HEX	`#A27593`
RGB	`rgb(162, 117, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, 22.59, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 24.42, 337.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.528, 22.512, 30.546)`
Decimal	`10646931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27593, 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 #A27593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #A27593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27593; }
.text { color: #a27593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 117 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27593, #a2757d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A27593?: #A27593 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27593?: The RGB value is 162, 117, 147: 162 red, 117 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27593?: The complementary color is #75A284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.