What color is #A27B8A?

#A27B8A 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 #A27B8A?

The RGB value is 162, 123, 138: 162 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27B8A?

The complementary color is #7BA293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27B8A color

#A27B8A rgb(162, 123, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27B8A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 48.2% green and 54.1% blue (162, 123, 138).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#A27B8A color codes

HEX	`#A27B8A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 123, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 48.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 17.58, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 17.72, 352.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.571, 23.683, 27.212)`
Decimal	`10648458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27B8A, 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 #A27B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #A27B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27b8a; }
.text { color: #a27b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 123 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27b8a, #a2807b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A27B8A?: #A27B8A 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 #A27B8A?: The RGB value is 162, 123, 138: 162 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27B8A?: The complementary color is #7BA293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.