What color is #A3728B?

#A3728B 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 #A3728B?

The RGB value is 163, 114, 139: 163 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3728B?

The complementary color is #72A38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3728B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3728B color

#A3728B rgb(163, 114, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A3728B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (163, 114, 139).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#A3728B color codes

HEX	`#A3728B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 114, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 44.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, 23.26, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 24, 345.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.782, 21.686, 27.249)`
Decimal	`10711691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3728B, 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 #A3728B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3728B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #A3728B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3728b; }
.text { color: #a3728b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3728b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 114 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3728b, #a37272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A3728B?: #A3728B 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 #A3728B?: The RGB value is 163, 114, 139: 163 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3728B?: The complementary color is #72A38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3728B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.