What color is #A7657F?

#A7657F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7657F?

The RGB value is 167, 101, 127: 167 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7657F?

The complementary color is #65A78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7657F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7657F color

#A7657F rgb(167, 101, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A7657F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 39.6% green and 49.8% blue (167, 101, 127).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#A7657F color codes

HEX	`#A7657F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 101, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 39.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 30.14, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 30.3, 354.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.421, 19.057, 22.467)`
Decimal	`10970495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7657F, 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 #A7657F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7657F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #A7657F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7657f; }
.text { color: #a7657f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7657f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 101 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7657f, #a76c65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7657F?: #A7657F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7657F?: The RGB value is 167, 101, 127: 167 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7657F?: The complementary color is #65A78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7657F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.