What color is #A77C87?

#A77C87 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 #A77C87?

The RGB value is 167, 124, 135: 167 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77C87?

The complementary color is #7CA79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77C87 color

#A77C87 rgb(167, 124, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A77C87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 48.6% green and 52.9% blue (167, 124, 135).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#A77C87 color codes

HEX	`#A77C87`
RGB	`rgb(167, 124, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 48.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, 18.41, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 18.42, 1.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.517, 24.381, 26.174)`
Decimal	`10976391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77C87, 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 #A77C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #A77C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77c87; }
.text { color: #a77c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 124 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77c87, #a7877c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77C87?: #A77C87 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 #A77C87?: The RGB value is 167, 124, 135: 167 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77C87?: The complementary color is #7CA79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.