What color is #A56D80?

#A56D80 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 #A56D80?

The RGB value is 165, 109, 128: 165 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56D80?

The complementary color is #6DA592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56D80 color

#A56D80 rgb(165, 109, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A56D80 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 42.7% green and 50.2% blue (165, 109, 128).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#A56D80 color codes

HEX	`#A56D80`
RGB	`rgb(165, 109, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 42.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, 25.05, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 25.09, 357.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.882, 20.497, 23.064)`
Decimal	`10841472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56D80, 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 #A56D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #A56D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56d80; }
.text { color: #a56d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 109 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56d80, #a5766d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A56D80?: #A56D80 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 #A56D80?: The RGB value is 165, 109, 128: 165 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56D80?: The complementary color is #6DA592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.