What color is #A9748B?

#A9748B 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 #A9748B?

The RGB value is 169, 116, 139: 169 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9748B?

The complementary color is #74A992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9748B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9748B color

#A9748B rgb(169, 116, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A9748B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (169, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A9748B color codes

HEX	`#A9748B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 24.35, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 24.69, 350.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.268, 22.791, 27.384)`
Decimal	`11105419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9748B, 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 #A9748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A9748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9748b; }
.text { color: #a9748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9748b, #a97874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A9748B?: #A9748B 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 #A9748B?: The RGB value is 169, 116, 139: 169 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9748B?: The complementary color is #74A992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9748B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.