What color is #A36B7E?

#A36B7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36B7E?

The RGB value is 163, 107, 126: 163 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36B7E?

The complementary color is #6BA390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36B7E color

#A36B7E rgb(163, 107, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A36B7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (163, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#A36B7E color codes

HEX	`#A36B7E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, 25.12, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 25.15, 357.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.128, 19.81, 22.287)`
Decimal	`10709886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36B7E, 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 #A36B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A36B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #A36B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36b7e; }
.text { color: #a36b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36b7e, #a3746b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A36B7E?: #A36B7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36B7E?: The RGB value is 163, 107, 126: 163 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36B7E?: The complementary color is #6BA390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.