What color is #A0737B?

#A0737B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0737B?

The RGB value is 160, 115, 123: 160 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0737B?

The complementary color is #73A098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0737B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0737B color

#A0737B rgb(160, 115, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0737B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.1% green and 48.2% blue (160, 115, 123).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#A0737B color codes

HEX	`#A0737B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 115, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 18.94, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 19.12, 7.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.203, 21.166, 21.546)`
Decimal	`10515323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0737B, 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 #A0737B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0737B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #A0737B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0737b; }
.text { color: #a0737b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0737b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 115 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0737b, #a08173); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0737B?: #A0737B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0737B?: The RGB value is 160, 115, 123: 160 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0737B?: The complementary color is #73A098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0737B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.