What color is #A27C91?

#A27C91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27C91?

The RGB value is 162, 124, 145: 162 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27C91?

The complementary color is #7CA28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27C91 color

#A27C91 rgb(162, 124, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27C91 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (162, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#A27C91 color codes

HEX	`#A27C91`
RGB	`rgb(162, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 18.23, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 19.08, 342.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.219, 24.142, 30.009)`
Decimal	`10648721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27C91, 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 #A27C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A27C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27c91; }
.text { color: #a27c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27c91, #a27c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A27C91?: #A27C91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27C91?: The RGB value is 162, 124, 145: 162 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27C91?: The complementary color is #7CA28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.