What color is #A28193?

#A28193 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28193?

The RGB value is 162, 129, 147: 162 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28193?

The complementary color is #81A290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28193 color

#A28193 rgb(162, 129, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A28193 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (162, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#A28193 color codes

HEX	`#A28193`
RGB	`rgb(162, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, 15.74, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 16.46, 342.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.017, 25.489, 31.042)`
Decimal	`10650003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28193, 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 #A28193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #A28193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28193; }
.text { color: #a28193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28193, #a28183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A28193?: #A28193 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28193?: The RGB value is 162, 129, 147: 162 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28193?: The complementary color is #81A290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.