What color is #A67299?

#A67299 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67299?

The RGB value is 166, 114, 153: 166 red, 114 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67299?

The complementary color is #72A67F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67299 color

#A67299 rgb(166, 114, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A67299 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.7% green and 60% blue (166, 114, 153).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#A67299 color codes

HEX	`#A67299`
RGB	`rgb(166, 114, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 44.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, 26.82, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 29.73, 334.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.493, 22.443, 33.015)`
Decimal	`10908313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67299, 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 #A67299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #A67299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67299; }
.text { color: #a67299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 114 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67299, #a6727f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A67299?: #A67299 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67299?: The RGB value is 166, 114, 153: 166 red, 114 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67299?: The complementary color is #72A67F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.