What color is #A94E84?

#A94E84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A94E84?

The RGB value is 169, 78, 132: 169 red, 78 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A94E84?

The complementary color is #4EA973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A94E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A94E84 color

#A94E84 rgb(169, 78, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A94E84 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 30.6% green and 51.8% blue (169, 78, 132).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 37% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#A94E84 color codes

HEX	`#A94E84`
RGB	`rgb(169, 78, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 30.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 37%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 54%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, 43.83, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 45.6, 343.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.252, 15.552, 23.602)`
Decimal	`11095684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A94E84, 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 #A94E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A94E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	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 #A94E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a94e84; }
.text { color: #a94e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a94e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 78 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a94e84, #a94e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A94E84?: #A94E84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A94E84?: The RGB value is 169, 78, 132: 169 red, 78 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A94E84?: The complementary color is #4EA973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A94E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.