What color is #A56B89?

#A56B89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Je t’aime. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A56B89?

The RGB value is 165, 107, 137: 165 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56B89?

The complementary color is #6BA587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56B89 color

#A56B89 rgb(165, 107, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A56B89 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 42% green and 53.7% blue (165, 107, 137).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Je t’aime (#B36B92), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#A56B89 color codes

HEX	`#A56B89`
RGB	`rgb(165, 107, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 42%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 27.63, -6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 28.48, 345.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.29, 20.322, 26.253)`
Decimal	`10840969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56B89, 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 #A56B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #A56B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56b89; }
.text { color: #a56b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 107 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56b89, #a56b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A56B89?: #A56B89 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Je t’aime. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A56B89?: The RGB value is 165, 107, 137: 165 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56B89?: The complementary color is #6BA587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.