What color is #A7346F?

#A7346F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7346F?

The RGB value is 167, 52, 111: 167 red, 52 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7346F?

The complementary color is #34A76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7346F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7346F color

#A7346F rgb(167, 52, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A7346F is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 20.4% green and 43.5% blue (167, 52, 111).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 53% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#A7346F color codes

HEX	`#A7346F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 52, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 20.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 53%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 69%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 52.18, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 52.78, 351.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.035, 11.821, 16.263)`
Decimal	`10957935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7346F, 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 #A7346F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A7346F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	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 #A7346F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7346f; }
.text { color: #a7346f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7346f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 52 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7346f, #a73436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A7346F?: #A7346F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7346F?: The RGB value is 167, 52, 111: 167 red, 52 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7346F?: The complementary color is #34A76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7346F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.