What color is #A68297?

#A68297 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68297?

The RGB value is 166, 130, 151: 166 red, 130 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68297?

The complementary color is #82A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68297 color

#A68297 rgb(166, 130, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68297 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51% green and 59.2% blue (166, 130, 151).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A68297 color codes

HEX	`#A68297`
RGB	`rgb(166, 130, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 17.36, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 18.35, 341.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.294, 26.308, 32.807)`
Decimal	`10912407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68297, 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 #A68297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A68297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68297; }
.text { color: #a68297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 130 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68297, #a68285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68297?: #A68297 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68297?: The RGB value is 166, 130, 151: 166 red, 130 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68297?: The complementary color is #82A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.