What color is #A87587?

#A87587 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87587?

The RGB value is 168, 117, 135: 168 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87587?

The complementary color is #75A896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87587 color

#A87587 rgb(168, 117, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A87587 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 45.9% green and 52.9% blue (168, 117, 135).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A87587 color codes

HEX	`#A87587`
RGB	`rgb(168, 117, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 45.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 22.76, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 22.83, 355.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.883, 22.798, 25.901)`
Decimal	`11040135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87587, 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 #A87587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A87587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87587; }
.text { color: #a87587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 117 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87587, #a87d75); }

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Questions

What color is #A87587?: #A87587 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87587?: The RGB value is 168, 117, 135: 168 red, 117 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87587?: The complementary color is #75A896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.