What color is #A96F86?

#A96F86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96F86?

The RGB value is 169, 111, 134: 169 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96F86?

The complementary color is #6FA992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96F86 color

#A96F86 rgb(169, 111, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A96F86 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (169, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#A96F86 color codes

HEX	`#A96F86`
RGB	`rgb(169, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 26.37, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 26.55, 353.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.35, 21.527, 25.317)`
Decimal	`11104134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96F86, 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 #A96F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #A96F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96f86; }
.text { color: #a96f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96f86, #a9756f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A96F86?: #A96F86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96F86?: The RGB value is 169, 111, 134: 169 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96F86?: The complementary color is #6FA992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.