What color is #A97684?

#A97684 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 #A97684?

The RGB value is 169, 118, 132: 169 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97684?

The complementary color is #76A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97684 color

#A97684 rgb(169, 118, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A97684 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 46.3% green and 51.8% blue (169, 118, 132).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#A97684 color codes

HEX	`#A97684`
RGB	`rgb(169, 118, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 46.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 22.1, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 22.1, 1.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.006, 23.059, 24.854)`
Decimal	`11105924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97684, 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 #A97684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #A97684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97684; }
.text { color: #a97684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 118 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97684, #a98276); }

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Questions

What color is #A97684?: #A97684 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 #A97684?: The RGB value is 169, 118, 132: 169 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97684?: The complementary color is #76A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.