What color is #A77996?

#A77996 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 #A77996?

The RGB value is 167, 121, 150: 167 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77996?

The complementary color is #79A78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77996 color

#A77996 rgb(167, 121, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77996 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (167, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% 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 5.82:1).

#A77996 color codes

HEX	`#A77996`
RGB	`rgb(167, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 22.67, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 24.22, 339.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.279, 24.093, 32.009)`
Decimal	`10975638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77996, 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 #A77996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #A77996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77996; }
.text { color: #a77996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77996, #a7797f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A77996?: #A77996 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 #A77996?: The RGB value is 167, 121, 150: 167 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77996?: The complementary color is #79A78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.