What color is #A6728A?

#A6728A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6728A?

The RGB value is 166, 114, 138: 166 red, 114 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6728A?

The complementary color is #72A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6728A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6728A color

#A6728A rgb(166, 114, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6728A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.7% green and 54.1% blue (166, 114, 138).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#A6728A color codes

HEX	`#A6728A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 114, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 44.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 24.21, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 24.68, 348.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.331, 21.978, 26.895)`
Decimal	`10908298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6728A, 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 #A6728A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6728A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #A6728A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6728a; }
.text { color: #a6728a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6728a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 114 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6728a, #a67472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A6728A?: #A6728A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6728A?: The RGB value is 166, 114, 138: 166 red, 114 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6728A?: The complementary color is #72A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6728A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.