What color is #A97895?

#A97895 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 #A97895?

The RGB value is 169, 120, 149: 169 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97895?

The complementary color is #78A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97895 color

#A97895 rgb(169, 120, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A97895 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 47.1% green and 58.4% blue (169, 120, 149).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#A97895 color codes

HEX	`#A97895`
RGB	`rgb(169, 120, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 47.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 23.78, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 25.1, 341.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.503, 24.039, 31.567)`
Decimal	`11106453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97895, 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 #A97895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #A97895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97895; }
.text { color: #a97895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 120 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97895, #a9787c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A97895?: #A97895 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 #A97895?: The RGB value is 169, 120, 149: 169 red, 120 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97895?: The complementary color is #78A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.