What color is #A78599?

#A78599 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78599?

The RGB value is 167, 133, 153: 167 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78599?

The complementary color is #85A793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78599 color

#A78599 rgb(167, 133, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A78599 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.2% green and 60% blue (167, 133, 153).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#A78599 color codes

HEX	`#A78599`
RGB	`rgb(167, 133, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 16.39, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 17.35, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.073, 27.291, 33.814)`
Decimal	`10978713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78599, 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 #A78599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #A78599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78599; }
.text { color: #a78599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 133 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78599, #a78588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A78599?: #A78599 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78599?: The RGB value is 167, 133, 153: 167 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78599?: The complementary color is #85A793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.