What color is #A78393?

#A78393 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 #A78393?

The RGB value is 167, 131, 147: 167 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78393?

The complementary color is #83A797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78393 color

#A78393 rgb(167, 131, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A78393 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51.4% green and 57.6% blue (167, 131, 147).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#A78393 color codes

HEX	`#A78393`
RGB	`rgb(167, 131, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, 16.45, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 16.78, 348.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.319, 26.556, 31.179)`
Decimal	`10978195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78393, 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 #A78393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #A78393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78393; }
.text { color: #a78393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 131 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78393, #a78583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A78393?: #A78393 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 #A78393?: The RGB value is 167, 131, 147: 167 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78393?: The complementary color is #83A797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.