What color is #A97F8F?

#A97F8F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97F8F?

The RGB value is 169, 127, 143: 169 red, 127 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97F8F?

The complementary color is #7FA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97F8F color

#A97F8F rgb(169, 127, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A97F8F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.8% green and 56.1% blue (169, 127, 143).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#A97F8F color codes

HEX	`#A97F8F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 127, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 49.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, 18.78, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 18.92, 353.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.909, 25.598, 29.399)`
Decimal	`11108239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97F8F, 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 #A97F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #A97F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97f8f; }
.text { color: #a97f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 127 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97f8f, #a9847f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A97F8F?: #A97F8F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97F8F?: The RGB value is 169, 127, 143: 169 red, 127 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97F8F?: The complementary color is #7FA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.