What color is #A07881?

#A07881 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 #A07881?

The RGB value is 160, 120, 129: 160 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07881?

The complementary color is #78A097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07881 color

#A07881 rgb(160, 120, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #A07881 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 47.1% green and 50.6% blue (160, 120, 129).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#A07881 color codes

HEX	`#A07881`
RGB	`rgb(160, 120, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 47.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 17.03, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 17.07, 3.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.176, 22.493, 23.78)`
Decimal	`10516609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07881, 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 #A07881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #A07881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07881; }
.text { color: #a07881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 120 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07881, #a08378); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07881?: #A07881 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 #A07881?: The RGB value is 160, 120, 129: 160 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07881?: The complementary color is #78A097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.