What color is #A75269?

#A75269 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75269?

The RGB value is 167, 82, 105: 167 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75269?

The complementary color is #52A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75269 color

#A75269 rgb(167, 82, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A75269 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 32.2% green and 41.2% blue (167, 82, 105).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#A75269 color codes

HEX	`#A75269`
RGB	`rgb(167, 82, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 32.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46, 37.41, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46, 37.55, 4.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.505, 15.272, 15.177)`
Decimal	`10965609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75269, 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 #A75269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #A75269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75269; }
.text { color: #a75269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 82 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75269, #a76652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A75269?: #A75269 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75269?: The RGB value is 167, 82, 105: 167 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75269?: The complementary color is #52A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.