What color is #A47E92?

#A47E92 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47E92?

The RGB value is 164, 126, 146: 164 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47E92?

The complementary color is #7EA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47E92 color

#A47E92 rgb(164, 126, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A47E92 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 49.4% green and 57.3% blue (164, 126, 146).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#A47E92 color codes

HEX	`#A47E92`
RGB	`rgb(164, 126, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 49.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 18.01, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 18.71, 344.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.959, 24.891, 30.52)`
Decimal	`10780306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47E92, 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 #A47E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #A47E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47e92; }
.text { color: #a47e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 126 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47e92, #a47e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A47E92?: #A47E92 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47E92?: The RGB value is 164, 126, 146: 164 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47E92?: The complementary color is #7EA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.