What color is #A77885?

#A77885 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 #A77885?

The RGB value is 167, 120, 133: 167 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77885?

The complementary color is #78A79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77885 color

#A77885 rgb(167, 120, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77885 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (167, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#A77885 color codes

HEX	`#A77885`
RGB	`rgb(167, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, 20.36, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 20.36, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.887, 23.343, 25.275)`
Decimal	`10975365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77885, 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 #A77885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #A77885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77885; }
.text { color: #a77885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77885, #a78378); }

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Questions

What color is #A77885?: #A77885 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 #A77885?: The RGB value is 167, 120, 133: 167 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77885?: The complementary color is #78A79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.