What color is #A37A8E?

#A37A8E 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 #A37A8E?

The RGB value is 163, 122, 142: 163 red, 122 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37A8E?

The complementary color is #7AA38F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37A8E color

#A37A8E rgb(163, 122, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A37A8E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 47.8% green and 55.7% blue (163, 122, 142).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#A37A8E color codes

HEX	`#A37A8E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 122, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 47.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, 19.22, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 19.76, 346.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.946, 23.66, 28.733)`
Decimal	`10713742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37A8E, 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 #A37A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #A37A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37a8e; }
.text { color: #a37a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 122 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37a8e, #a37b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A37A8E?: #A37A8E 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 #A37A8E?: The RGB value is 163, 122, 142: 163 red, 122 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37A8E?: The complementary color is #7AA38F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.