What color is #A07271?

#A07271 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07271?

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

What is the complementary color of #A07271?

The complementary color is #719FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07271 color

#A07271 rgb(160, 114, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #A07271 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 1°, 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 Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#A07271 color codes

HEX	`#A07271`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, 18.02, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 19.63, 23.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.496, 20.702, 18.378)`
Decimal	`10515057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07271, 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 #A07271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #A07271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07271; }
.text { color: #a07271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07271, #a08a71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07271?: #A07271 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07271?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 113: 160 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07271?: The complementary color is #719FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.