What color is #A47988?

#A47988 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 #A47988?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 136: 164 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47988?

The complementary color is #79A495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47988 color

#A47988 rgb(164, 121, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A47988 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 53.3% blue (164, 121, 136).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#A47988 color codes

HEX	`#A47988`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 19.14, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 19.2, 355.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.591, 23.346, 26.393)`
Decimal	`10779016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47988, 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 #A47988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #A47988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47988; }
.text { color: #a47988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47988, #a47f79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A47988?: #A47988 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 #A47988?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 136: 164 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47988?: The complementary color is #79A495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.