#a97297 Color Information

#a97297 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a97297. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 44.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 32.5% Magenta, 10.7% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 319.6°, with saturation of 24.2% and lightness of 55.5%. The decimal value for #a97297 is 11104919, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a97297 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a97297 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color169, 114, 151 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.3%, 44.7%, 59.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.337, 0.553, 0.408 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.325, 0.107, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color319.6°, 24.2%, 55.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color319.6°, 32.5%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.965, 22.704, 32.187 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 114, 151 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11104919 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.766, 27.529, -11.219 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.766, 29.727, 337.827 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.766, 30.386, -20.636 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.649, 21.378, -6.696 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.338, 0.274, 22.704 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289294999 / 0xffa97297 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a97297

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a97297, its pure hue is 319.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a97297, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150e13 to #946484.

Tints of #a97297

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a97297, its pure hue is 319.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a97297, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b484a4 to #f4edf2.

Tones of #a97297

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a97297, its pure hue is 319.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a97297, which range from #8e8e8e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff1cb5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a97297

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a97297! For #a97297, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a97297. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a97297

This color, #a97297, consists of 66.3% Red, 44.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 114, Blue = 151. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a97297 is 0% Cyan, 32.5% Magenta, 10.7% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.3%
C0.0%
G44.7%
M32.5%
B59.2%
Y10.7%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 169 114 151
Octal 251 162 227
Hexa #a9 #72 #97
Binary 10101001 01110010 10010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 32 10 33
Octal 0 40 12 41
Hexa #00 #20 #0a #21
Binary 00000000 00100000 00001010 00100001

Analogous Colors of #a97297

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a97297 — which has hue 319.6° — its analogous colors are located at 289.6° and 349.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a97297.

Triadic Colors of #a97297

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a97297 — which has hue 319.6° — its triadic colors are located at 79.6° and 319.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a97297.

Complementary Color of #a97297

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a97297 — which has hue 319.6° — its complementary color is located at 139.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a97297.

Split Complementary Colors of #a97297

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a97297 — which has hue 319.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 109.6° and 319.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a97297.

Tetradic Colors of #a97297

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a97297 — which has hue 319.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 229.6°, 319.6°, 49.6°, and 139.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a97297.

Monochromatic Colors of #a97297

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a97297, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5f4a58 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dbb2cd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a97297

We want to make getting started with #a97297 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a97297 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a97297 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a97297 with other HTML elements.

#a97297 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a97297.
<span style="color: #a97297;">The color of this text is #a97297.</span>

#a97297 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a97297.
<div style="background-color: #a97297; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a97297.</div>

#a97297 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a97297.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a97297;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a97297.</span>

#a97297 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a97297.
<div style="border: #a97297 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a97297.</div>

#a97297 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a97297 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a97297; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a97297 on a white background.</div></div>

#a97297 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a97297 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a97297; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a97297 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a97297 to White

This is a gradient from #a97297 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a97297,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a97297 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a97297 to Black

This is a gradient from #a97297 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a97297,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a97297,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a97297 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a97297

In addition to using #a97297 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a97297 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a97297, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 114, Blue = 151). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a97297 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a97297
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(169, 114, 151)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a97297; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a97297; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a97297; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(169, 114, 151);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a97297")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:169, green:114, blue:151, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:114 blue:151 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(169f, 114f, 151f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(169, 114, 151);
 

#a97297 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a97297 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a97297 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a97297 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a97297 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a97297 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a97297 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a97297 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a97297 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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