What color is #A77591?

#A77591 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77591?

The RGB value is 167, 117, 145: 167 red, 117 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77591?

The complementary color is #75A78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77591 color

#A77591 rgb(167, 117, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77591 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 45.9% green and 56.9% blue (167, 117, 145).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#A77591 color codes

HEX	`#A77591`
RGB	`rgb(167, 117, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 45.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, 24.06, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 25.14, 343.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.408, 22.984, 29.775)`
Decimal	`10974609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77591, 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 #A77591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #A77591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77591; }
.text { color: #a77591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 117 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77591, #a77578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A77591?: #A77591 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77591?: The RGB value is 167, 117, 145: 167 red, 117 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77591?: The complementary color is #75A78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.