What color is #A67E88?

#A67E88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67E88?

The RGB value is 166, 126, 136: 166 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67E88?

The complementary color is #7EA69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67E88 color

#A67E88 rgb(166, 126, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #A67E88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (166, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#A67E88 color codes

HEX	`#A67E88`
RGB	`rgb(166, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 17.05, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 17.07, 2.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.631, 24.807, 26.621)`
Decimal	`10911368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67E88, 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 #A67E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #A67E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67e88; }
.text { color: #a67e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67e88, #a6887e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A67E88?: #A67E88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67E88?: The RGB value is 166, 126, 136: 166 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67E88?: The complementary color is #7EA69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.