What color is #A7748F?

#A7748F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7748F?

The RGB value is 167, 116, 143: 167 red, 116 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7748F?

The complementary color is #74A78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7748F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7748F color

#A7748F rgb(167, 116, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A7748F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 45.5% green and 56.1% blue (167, 116, 143).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#A7748F color codes

HEX	`#A7748F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 116, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 45.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, 24.28, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 25.16, 344.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.14, 22.691, 28.931)`
Decimal	`10974351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7748F, 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 #A7748F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7748F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #A7748F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7748f; }
.text { color: #a7748f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7748f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 116 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7748f, #a77476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A7748F?: #A7748F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7748F?: The RGB value is 167, 116, 143: 167 red, 116 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7748F?: The complementary color is #74A78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7748F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.