What color is #A77999?

#A77999 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77999?

The RGB value is 167, 121, 153: 167 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77999?

The complementary color is #79A787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77999 color

#A77999 rgb(167, 121, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77999 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.5% green and 60% blue (167, 121, 153).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A77999 color codes

HEX	`#A77999`
RGB	`rgb(167, 121, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 23.21, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 25.32, 336.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.523, 24.191, 33.298)`
Decimal	`10975641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77999, 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 #A77999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #A77999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77999; }
.text { color: #a77999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 121 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77999, #a77982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A77999?: #A77999 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77999?: The RGB value is 167, 121, 153: 167 red, 121 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77999?: The complementary color is #79A787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.