What color is #A56E91?

#A56E91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A56E91?

The RGB value is 165, 110, 145: 165 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56E91?

The complementary color is #6EA582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56E91 color

#A56E91 rgb(165, 110, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A56E91 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 43.1% green and 56.9% blue (165, 110, 145).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#A56E91 color codes

HEX	`#A56E91`
RGB	`rgb(165, 110, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 43.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 27.3, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 29.13, 339.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.204, 21.197, 29.494)`
Decimal	`10841745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56E91, 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 #A56E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #A56E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56e91; }
.text { color: #a56e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 110 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56e91, #a56e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A56E91?: #A56E91 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A56E91?: The RGB value is 165, 110, 145: 165 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56E91?: The complementary color is #6EA582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.