What color is #A35976?

#A35976 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A35976?

The RGB value is 163, 89, 118: 163 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A35976?

The complementary color is #59A386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A35976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A35976 color

#A35976 rgb(163, 89, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A35976 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 34.9% green and 46.3% blue (163, 89, 118).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#A35976 color codes

HEX	`#A35976`
RGB	`rgb(163, 89, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 34.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, 33.95, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 34.07, 355.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.947, 16.241, 19.115)`
Decimal	`10705270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A35976, 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 #A35976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A35976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	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 #A35976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a35976; }
.text { color: #a35976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a35976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 89 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a35976, #a36159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A35976?: #A35976 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A35976?: The RGB value is 163, 89, 118: 163 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A35976?: The complementary color is #59A386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A35976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.