What color is #A78B9A?

#A78B9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78B9A?

The RGB value is 167, 139, 154: 167 red, 139 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78B9A?

The complementary color is #8BA798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78B9A color

#A78B9A rgb(167, 139, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A78B9A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.5% green and 60.4% blue (167, 139, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A78B9A color codes

HEX	`#A78B9A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 139, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, 13.17, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 13.76, 343.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.001, 29.015, 34.533)`
Decimal	`10980250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78B9A, 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 #A78B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A78B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78b9a; }
.text { color: #a78b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 139 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78b9a, #a78b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A78B9A?: #A78B9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78B9A?: The RGB value is 167, 139, 154: 167 red, 139 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78B9A?: The complementary color is #8BA798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.