What color is #A68497?

#A68497 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68497?

The RGB value is 166, 132, 151: 166 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68497?

The complementary color is #84A693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68497 color

#A68497 rgb(166, 132, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68497 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (166, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#A68497 color codes

HEX	`#A68497`
RGB	`rgb(166, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, 16.23, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 17.03, 342.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.563, 26.845, 32.896)`
Decimal	`10912919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68497, 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 #A68497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #A68497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68497; }
.text { color: #a68497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68497, #a68486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68497?: #A68497 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68497?: The RGB value is 166, 132, 151: 166 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68497?: The complementary color is #84A693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.