What color is #A27990?

#A27990 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 #A27990?

The RGB value is 162, 121, 144: 162 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27990?

The complementary color is #79A28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27990 color

#A27990 rgb(162, 121, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27990 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (162, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#A27990 color codes

HEX	`#A27990`
RGB	`rgb(162, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, 19.77, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 20.72, 342.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.772, 23.371, 29.481)`
Decimal	`10647952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27990, 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 #A27990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #A27990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27990; }
.text { color: #a27990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27990, #a2797c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A27990?: #A27990 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 #A27990?: The RGB value is 162, 121, 144: 162 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27990?: The complementary color is #79A28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.