What color is #A37795?

#A37795 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37795?

The RGB value is 163, 119, 149: 163 red, 119 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37795?

The complementary color is #77A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37795 color

#A37795 rgb(163, 119, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A37795 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 46.7% green and 58.4% blue (163, 119, 149).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#A37795 color codes

HEX	`#A37795`
RGB	`rgb(163, 119, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 46.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, 22.18, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 24.1, 336.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.126, 23.151, 31.468)`
Decimal	`10712981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37795, 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 #A37795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #A37795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37795; }
.text { color: #a37795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 119 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37795, #a3777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A37795?: #A37795 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37795?: The RGB value is 163, 119, 149: 163 red, 119 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37795?: The complementary color is #77A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.