What color is #A67787?

#A67787 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 #A67787?

The RGB value is 166, 119, 135: 166 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67787?

The complementary color is #77A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67787 color

#A67787 rgb(166, 119, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A67787 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 46.7% green and 52.9% blue (166, 119, 135).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#A67787 color codes

HEX	`#A67787`
RGB	`rgb(166, 119, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 46.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 20.87, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 20.92, 356.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.696, 23.051, 25.96)`
Decimal	`10909575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67787, 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 #A67787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #A67787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67787; }
.text { color: #a67787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 119 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67787, #a67f77); }

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Questions

What color is #A67787?: #A67787 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 #A67787?: The RGB value is 166, 119, 135: 166 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67787?: The complementary color is #77A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.