What color is #A07577?

#A07577 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07577?

The RGB value is 160, 117, 119: 160 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07577?

The complementary color is #75A09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07577 color

#A07577 rgb(160, 117, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #A07577 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.9% green and 46.7% blue (160, 117, 119).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#A07577 color codes

HEX	`#A07577`
RGB	`rgb(160, 117, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 17.18, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 18.06, 17.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.189, 21.529, 20.331)`
Decimal	`10515831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07577, 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 #A07577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #A07577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07577; }
.text { color: #a07577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 117 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07577, #a08975); }

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Questions

What color is #A07577?: #A07577 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07577?: The RGB value is 160, 117, 119: 160 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07577?: The complementary color is #75A09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.