What color is #A47892?

#A47892 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47892?

The RGB value is 164, 120, 146: 164 red, 120 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47892?

The complementary color is #78A48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47892 color

#A47892 rgb(164, 120, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A47892 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.1% green and 57.3% blue (164, 120, 146).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#A47892 color codes

HEX	`#A47892`
RGB	`rgb(164, 120, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 21.43, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 22.64, 341.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.214, 23.402, 30.272)`
Decimal	`10778770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47892, 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 #A47892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #A47892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47892; }
.text { color: #a47892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 120 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47892, #a4787c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A47892?: #A47892 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47892?: The RGB value is 164, 120, 146: 164 red, 120 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47892?: The complementary color is #78A48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.