What color is #A87994?

#A87994 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87994?

The RGB value is 168, 121, 148: 168 red, 121 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87994?

The complementary color is #79A88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87994 color

#A87994 rgb(168, 121, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A87994 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 47.5% green and 58% blue (168, 121, 148).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#A87994 color codes

HEX	`#A87994`
RGB	`rgb(168, 121, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 47.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 22.68, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 23.82, 342.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.331, 24.139, 31.178)`
Decimal	`11041172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87994, 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 #A87994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A87994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87994; }
.text { color: #a87994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 121 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87994, #a8797d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A87994?: #A87994 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87994?: The RGB value is 168, 121, 148: 168 red, 121 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87994?: The complementary color is #79A88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.