What color is #A43F77?

#A43F77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A43F77?

The RGB value is 164, 63, 119: 164 red, 63 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A43F77?

The complementary color is #3FA46C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A43F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A43F77 color

#A43F77 rgb(164, 63, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A43F77 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 24.7% green and 46.7% blue (164, 63, 119).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#A43F77 color codes

HEX	`#A43F77`
RGB	`rgb(164, 63, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 24.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 62%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 47.59, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 48.78, 347.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.418, 12.781, 18.841)`
Decimal	`10764151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A43F77, 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 #A43F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A43F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	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 #A43F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a43f77; }
.text { color: #a43f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a43f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 63 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a43f77, #a43f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A43F77?: #A43F77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A43F77?: The RGB value is 164, 63, 119: 164 red, 63 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A43F77?: The complementary color is #3FA46C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A43F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.