What color is #A7828F?

#A7828F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7828F?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 143: 167 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7828F?

The complementary color is #82A79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7828F color

#A7828F rgb(167, 130, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A7828F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (167, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#A7828F color codes

HEX	`#A7828F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.19, 16.33, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.19, 16.4, 354.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.877, 26.165, 29.511)`
Decimal	`10977935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7828F, 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 #A7828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #A7828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7828f; }
.text { color: #a7828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7828f, #a78782); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7828F?: #A7828F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7828F?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 143: 167 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7828F?: The complementary color is #82A79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.