What color is #A46A81?

#A46A81 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 #A46A81?

The RGB value is 164, 106, 129: 164 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A46A81?

The complementary color is #6AA48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A46A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A46A81 color

#A46A81 rgb(164, 106, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A46A81 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 41.6% green and 50.6% blue (164, 106, 129).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#A46A81 color codes

HEX	`#A46A81`
RGB	`rgb(164, 106, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 41.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, 26.53, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 26.71, 353.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.427, 19.787, 23.297)`
Decimal	`10775169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A46A81, 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 #A46A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A46A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #A46A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a46a81; }
.text { color: #a46a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a46a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 106 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a46a81, #a4706a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A46A81?: #A46A81 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 #A46A81?: The RGB value is 164, 106, 129: 164 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A46A81?: The complementary color is #6AA48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A46A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.