What color is #A27885?

#A27885 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 #A27885?

The RGB value is 162, 120, 133: 162 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27885?

The complementary color is #78A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27885 color

#A27885 rgb(162, 120, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27885 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (162, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A27885 color codes

HEX	`#A27885`
RGB	`rgb(162, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 18.46, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 18.47, 358.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.851, 22.809, 25.227)`
Decimal	`10647685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27885, 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 #A27885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A27885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27885; }
.text { color: #a27885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27885, #a28078); }

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Questions

What color is #A27885?: #A27885 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 #A27885?: The RGB value is 162, 120, 133: 162 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27885?: The complementary color is #78A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.