What color is #A0747E?

#A0747E 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 #A0747E?

The RGB value is 160, 116, 126: 160 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0747E?

The complementary color is #74A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0747E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0747E color

#A0747E rgb(160, 116, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0747E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (160, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#A0747E color codes

HEX	`#A0747E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, 18.84, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 18.89, 4.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.509, 21.472, 22.588)`
Decimal	`10515582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0747E, 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 #A0747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #A0747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0747e; }
.text { color: #a0747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0747e, #a08074); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0747E?: #A0747E 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 #A0747E?: The RGB value is 160, 116, 126: 160 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0747E?: The complementary color is #74A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0747E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.