What color is #A8637A?

#A8637A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8637A?

The RGB value is 168, 99, 122: 168 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8637A?

The complementary color is #63A891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8637A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8637A color

#A8637A rgb(168, 99, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8637A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 38.8% green and 47.8% blue (168, 99, 122).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#A8637A color codes

HEX	`#A8637A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 99, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 38.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 30.88, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 30.89, 358.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.124, 18.655, 20.739)`
Decimal	`11035514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8637A, 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 #A8637A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8637A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #A8637A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8637a; }
.text { color: #a8637a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8637a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 99 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8637a, #a86f63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8637A?: #A8637A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8637A?: The RGB value is 168, 99, 122: 168 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8637A?: The complementary color is #63A891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8637A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.