What color is #A78499?

#A78499 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78499?

The RGB value is 167, 132, 153: 167 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78499?

The complementary color is #84A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78499 color

#A78499 rgb(167, 132, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A78499 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51.8% green and 60% blue (167, 132, 153).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#A78499 color codes

HEX	`#A78499`
RGB	`rgb(167, 132, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 16.95, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 18.01, 340.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.937, 27.019, 33.769)`
Decimal	`10978457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78499, 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 #A78499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #A78499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78499; }
.text { color: #a78499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 132 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78499, #a78488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A78499?: #A78499 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78499?: The RGB value is 167, 132, 153: 167 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78499?: The complementary color is #84A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.