What color is #A48197?

#A48197 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48197?

The RGB value is 164, 129, 151: 164 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48197?

The complementary color is #81A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48197 color

#A48197 rgb(164, 129, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A48197 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 50.6% green and 59.2% blue (164, 129, 151).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A48197 color codes

HEX	`#A48197`
RGB	`rgb(164, 129, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 50.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, 17.2, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 18.43, 338.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.746, 25.828, 32.743)`
Decimal	`10781079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48197, 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 #A48197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A48197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48197; }
.text { color: #a48197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 129 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48197, #a48186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A48197?: #A48197 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48197?: The RGB value is 164, 129, 151: 164 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48197?: The complementary color is #81A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.