What color is #A87987?

#A87987 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 #A87987?

The RGB value is 168, 121, 135: 168 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87987?

The complementary color is #79A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87987 color

#A87987 rgb(168, 121, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A87987 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (168, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#A87987 color codes

HEX	`#A87987`
RGB	`rgb(168, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 20.49, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 20.5, 359.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.359, 23.75, 26.06)`
Decimal	`11041159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87987, 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 #A87987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #A87987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87987; }
.text { color: #a87987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87987, #a88279); }

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Questions

What color is #A87987?: #A87987 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 #A87987?: The RGB value is 168, 121, 135: 168 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87987?: The complementary color is #79A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.