What color is #A87B94?

#A87B94 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 #A87B94?

The RGB value is 168, 123, 148: 168 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87B94?

The complementary color is #7BA88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87B94 color

#A87B94 rgb(168, 123, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A87B94 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 48.2% green and 58% blue (168, 123, 148).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#A87B94 color codes

HEX	`#A87B94`
RGB	`rgb(168, 123, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 48.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, 21.54, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 22.52, 343.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.577, 24.63, 31.26)`
Decimal	`11041684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87B94, 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 #A87B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #A87B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87b94; }
.text { color: #a87b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 123 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87b94, #a87b7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A87B94?: #A87B94 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 #A87B94?: The RGB value is 168, 123, 148: 168 red, 123 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87B94?: The complementary color is #7BA88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.