What color is #A57994?

#A57994 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 #A57994?

The RGB value is 165, 121, 148: 165 red, 121 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57994?

The complementary color is #79A58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57994 color

#A57994 rgb(165, 121, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A57994 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 47.5% green and 58% blue (165, 121, 148).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#A57994 color codes

HEX	`#A57994`
RGB	`rgb(165, 121, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 47.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 21.58, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 22.95, 340.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.7, 23.813, 31.149)`
Decimal	`10844564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57994, 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 #A57994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #A57994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57994; }
.text { color: #a57994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 121 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57994, #a5797e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A57994?: #A57994 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 #A57994?: The RGB value is 165, 121, 148: 165 red, 121 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57994?: The complementary color is #79A58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.