What color is #A58193?

#A58193 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 #A58193?

The RGB value is 165, 129, 147: 165 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58193?

The complementary color is #81A593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58193 color

#A58193 rgb(165, 129, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A58193 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (165, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#A58193 color codes

HEX	`#A58193`
RGB	`rgb(165, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 16.85, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 17.4, 345.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.634, 25.807, 31.071)`
Decimal	`10846611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58193, 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 #A58193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #A58193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58193; }
.text { color: #a58193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58193, #a58181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A58193?: #A58193 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 #A58193?: The RGB value is 165, 129, 147: 165 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58193?: The complementary color is #81A593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.