What color is #A65889?

#A65889 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A65889?

The RGB value is 166, 88, 137: 166 red, 88 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A65889?

The complementary color is #58A675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A65889?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A65889 color

#A65889 rgb(166, 88, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A65889 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 34.5% green and 53.7% blue (166, 88, 137).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#A65889 color codes

HEX	`#A65889`
RGB	`rgb(166, 88, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 34.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 38.44, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 40.58, 341.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.731, 16.894, 25.673)`
Decimal	`10901641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A65889, 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 #A65889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A65889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	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 #A65889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a65889; }
.text { color: #a65889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a65889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 88 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a65889, #a65862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A65889?: #A65889 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A65889?: The RGB value is 166, 88, 137: 166 red, 88 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A65889?: The complementary color is #58A675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A65889?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.