What color is #A57E8D?

#A57E8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57E8D?

The RGB value is 165, 126, 141: 165 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57E8D?

The complementary color is #7EA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57E8D color

#A57E8D rgb(165, 126, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A57E8D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (165, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A57E8D color codes

HEX	`#A57E8D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 17.51, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 17.66, 352.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.786, 24.845, 28.526)`
Decimal	`10845837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57E8D, 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 #A57E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A57E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57e8d; }
.text { color: #a57e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57e8d, #a5837e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A57E8D?: #A57E8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57E8D?: The RGB value is 165, 126, 141: 165 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57E8D?: The complementary color is #7EA596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.