What color is #A6728D?

#A6728D 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 #A6728D?

The RGB value is 166, 114, 141: 166 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6728D?

The complementary color is #72A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6728D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6728D color

#A6728D rgb(166, 114, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6728D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.7% green and 55.3% blue (166, 114, 141).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#A6728D color codes

HEX	`#A6728D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 114, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 44.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 24.71, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 25.53, 345.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.551, 22.066, 28.055)`
Decimal	`10908301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6728D, 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 #A6728D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6728D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #A6728D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6728d; }
.text { color: #a6728d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6728d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 114 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6728d, #a67273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A6728D?: #A6728D 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 #A6728D?: The RGB value is 166, 114, 141: 166 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6728D?: The complementary color is #72A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6728D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.