What color is #A37291?

#A37291 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37291?

The RGB value is 163, 114, 145: 163 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37291?

The complementary color is #72A384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37291 color

#A37291 rgb(163, 114, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A37291 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 44.7% green and 56.9% blue (163, 114, 145).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#A37291 color codes

HEX	`#A37291`
RGB	`rgb(163, 114, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 44.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, 24.31, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 25.96, 339.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.232, 21.867, 29.621)`
Decimal	`10711697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37291, 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 #A37291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #A37291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37291; }
.text { color: #a37291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 114 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37291, #a37279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A37291?: #A37291 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37291?: The RGB value is 163, 114, 145: 163 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37291?: The complementary color is #72A384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.