What color is #A2818E?

#A2818E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2818E?

The RGB value is 162, 129, 142: 162 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2818E?

The complementary color is #81A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2818E color

#A2818E rgb(162, 129, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A2818E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (162, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#A2818E color codes

HEX	`#A2818E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 14.85, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 15, 351.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.633, 25.336, 29.021)`
Decimal	`10649998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2818E, 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 #A2818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A2818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #A2818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2818e; }
.text { color: #a2818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2818e, #a28481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A2818E?: #A2818E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2818E?: The RGB value is 162, 129, 142: 162 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2818E?: The complementary color is #81A295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.