What color is #A27683?

#A27683 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 #A27683?

The RGB value is 162, 118, 131: 162 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27683?

The complementary color is #76A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27683 color

#A27683 rgb(162, 118, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27683 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 46.3% green and 51.4% blue (162, 118, 131).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#A27683 color codes

HEX	`#A27683`
RGB	`rgb(162, 118, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 46.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.32, 19.27, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.32, 19.27, 359.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.476, 22.278, 24.427)`
Decimal	`10647171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27683, 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 #A27683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #A27683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27683; }
.text { color: #a27683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 118 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27683, #a27f76); }

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Questions

What color is #A27683?: #A27683 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 #A27683?: The RGB value is 162, 118, 131: 162 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27683?: The complementary color is #76A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.