What color is #A07172?

#A07172 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07172?

The RGB value is 160, 113, 114: 160 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07172?

The complementary color is #71A09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07172 color

#A07172 rgb(160, 113, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A07172 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (160, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#A07172 color codes

HEX	`#A07172`
RGB	`rgb(160, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, 18.73, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 19.96, 20.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.44, 20.5, 18.639)`
Decimal	`10514802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07172, 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 #A07172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #A07172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07172; }
.text { color: #a07172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07172, #a08771); }

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Questions

What color is #A07172?: #A07172 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07172?: The RGB value is 160, 113, 114: 160 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07172?: The complementary color is #71A09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.