What color is #A97987?

#A97987 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 #A97987?

The RGB value is 169, 121, 135: 169 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97987?

The complementary color is #79A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97987 color

#A97987 rgb(169, 121, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A97987 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (169, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#A97987 color codes

HEX	`#A97987`
RGB	`rgb(169, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, 20.87, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 20.87, 359.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.573, 23.86, 26.07)`
Decimal	`11106695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97987, 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 #A97987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #A97987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97987; }
.text { color: #a97987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97987, #a98379); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A97987?: #A97987 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 #A97987?: The RGB value is 169, 121, 135: 169 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97987?: The complementary color is #79A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.