What color is #A37481?

#A37481 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 #A37481?

The RGB value is 163, 116, 129: 163 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37481?

The complementary color is #74A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37481?

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.

#A37481 color

#A37481 rgb(163, 116, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A37481 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 45.5% green and 50.6% blue (163, 116, 129).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A37481 color codes

HEX	`#A37481`
RGB	`rgb(163, 116, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 45.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 20.47, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 20.47, 0.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.312, 21.864, 23.651)`
Decimal	`10712193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37481, 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 #A37481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37481 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 #A37481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37481; }
.text { color: #a37481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 116 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37481, #a37e74); }

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Questions

What color is #A37481?: #A37481 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 #A37481?: The RGB value is 163, 116, 129: 163 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37481?: The complementary color is #74A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37481?: 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.