What color is #A67999?

#A67999 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 #A67999?

The RGB value is 166, 121, 153: 166 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67999?

The complementary color is #79A686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67999 color

#A67999 rgb(166, 121, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A67999 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.5% green and 60% blue (166, 121, 153).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#A67999 color codes

HEX	`#A67999`
RGB	`rgb(166, 121, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 47.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 22.85, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 25.06, 335.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.313, 24.083, 33.288)`
Decimal	`10910105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67999, 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 #A67999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #A67999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67999; }
.text { color: #a67999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 121 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67999, #a67982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A67999?: #A67999 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 #A67999?: The RGB value is 166, 121, 153: 166 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67999?: The complementary color is #79A686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.