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#A97E87 Color

#A97E87 is rgb(169, 126, 135) in RGB, hsl(347, 20%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97E87
HEX#A97E87
RGBrgb(169, 126, 135)
HSLhsl(347, 20%, 58%)
HSVhsv(347, 25%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.055 4.8)
LABlab(57.32% 18.19 1.97)
LCHlch(57.32% 18.30 6.17)

What #A97E87 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A97E87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.75Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.2Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.5Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.61Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.65Tuscany#C09999ΔE 10.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A97E87 Channel Values

How #A97E87 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 169 · G 126 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 20% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 25% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 20% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97E87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97E87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97E87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97E87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97E87
Complementary
#7EA9A0
Analogous
#A97E9D
Analogous
#A98B7E
Triadic
#88A97E
Triadic
#7E88A9
Split comp.
#7EA98B
Split comp.
#7E9DA9

Tints & Shades of #A97E87

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B69199
#C0A0A7
#CCB3B8
#D8C5C9
#E4D7DA
#EFE7E8

Shades

#996671
#845861
#6B474F
#53373D
#3A272B
#25181B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97E87.

How #A97E87 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A97E87
Protanopia#878787
Protanomaly#968387
Deuteranopia#8E8E86
Deuteranomaly#9A8886
Tritanopia#A87F7F
Tritanomaly#A97F82
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #A97E87 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a97e87: #A97E87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97E87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97e87': '#A97E87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.494, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_a97e87">#A97E87</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97E87"

More Red Colors

#A97E87 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A97E87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97E87?

#A97E87 is a mid-tone red — rgb(169, 126, 135) in RGB and hsl(347, 20%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #A97E87?

#A97E87 is rgb(169, 126, 135) — red 169, green 126, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97E87?

#A97E87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97E87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97E87 scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97E87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97E87 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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