What color is #A27F96?

#A27F96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27F96?

The RGB value is 162, 127, 150: 162 red, 127 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27F96?

The complementary color is #7FA28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27F96 color

#A27F96 rgb(162, 127, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A27F96 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 49.8% green and 58.8% blue (162, 127, 150).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#A27F96 color codes

HEX	`#A27F96`
RGB	`rgb(162, 127, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 49.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, 17.43, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 18.84, 337.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.994, 25.063, 32.211)`
Decimal	`10649494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27F96, 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 #A27F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #A27F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27f96; }
.text { color: #a27f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 127 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27f96, #a27f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A27F96?: #A27F96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27F96?: The RGB value is 162, 127, 150: 162 red, 127 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27F96?: The complementary color is #7FA28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.