What color is #A97692?

#A97692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97692?

The RGB value is 169, 118, 146: 169 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97692?

The complementary color is #76A98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97692 color

#A97692 rgb(169, 118, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A97692 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (169, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#A97692 color codes

HEX	`#A97692`
RGB	`rgb(169, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, 24.39, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 25.41, 343.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.029, 23.469, 30.242)`
Decimal	`11105938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97692, 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 #A97692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #A97692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97692; }
.text { color: #a97692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97692, #a97679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A97692?: #A97692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97692?: The RGB value is 169, 118, 146: 169 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97692?: The complementary color is #76A98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.