What color is #A78294?

#A78294 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 #A78294?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 148: 167 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78294?

The complementary color is #82A795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78294 color

#A78294 rgb(167, 130, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A78294 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 58% blue (167, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A78294 color codes

HEX	`#A78294`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, 17.2, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 17.7, 346.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.264, 26.32, 31.55)`
Decimal	`10977940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78294, 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 #A78294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A78294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78294; }
.text { color: #a78294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78294, #a78282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A78294?: #A78294 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 #A78294?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 148: 167 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78294?: The complementary color is #82A795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.