What color is #A7798A?

#A7798A 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 #A7798A?

The RGB value is 167, 121, 138: 167 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7798A?

The complementary color is #79A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7798A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7798A color

#A7798A rgb(167, 121, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A7798A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.5% green and 54.1% blue (167, 121, 138).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#A7798A color codes

HEX	`#A7798A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 121, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, 20.61, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 20.71, 354.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.361, 23.726, 27.178)`
Decimal	`10975626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7798A, 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 #A7798A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7798A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #A7798A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7798a; }
.text { color: #a7798a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7798a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 121 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7798a, #a77f79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7798A?: #A7798A 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 #A7798A?: The RGB value is 167, 121, 138: 167 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7798A?: The complementary color is #79A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7798A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.