What color is #A58194?

#A58194 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58194?

The RGB value is 165, 129, 148: 165 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58194?

The complementary color is #81A592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58194 color

#A58194 rgb(165, 129, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A58194 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 50.6% green and 58% blue (165, 129, 148).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A58194 color codes

HEX	`#A58194`
RGB	`rgb(165, 129, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 50.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 17.03, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 17.71, 344.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.712, 25.839, 31.486)`
Decimal	`10846612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58194, 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 #A58194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A58194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58194; }
.text { color: #a58194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 129 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58194, #a58182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A58194?: #A58194 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58194?: The RGB value is 165, 129, 148: 165 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58194?: The complementary color is #81A592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.