What color is #A56F7F?

#A56F7F 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 #A56F7F?

The RGB value is 165, 111, 127: 165 red, 111 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56F7F?

The complementary color is #6FA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56F7F color

#A56F7F rgb(165, 111, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A56F7F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 43.5% green and 49.8% blue (165, 111, 127).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#A56F7F color codes

HEX	`#A56F7F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 111, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 43.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, 23.77, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 23.77, 359.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.033, 20.902, 22.791)`
Decimal	`10841983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56F7F, 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 #A56F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #A56F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56f7f; }
.text { color: #a56f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 111 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56f7f, #a57a6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A56F7F?: #A56F7F 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 #A56F7F?: The RGB value is 165, 111, 127: 165 red, 111 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56F7F?: The complementary color is #6FA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.