What color is #A0797E?

#A0797E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0797E?

The RGB value is 160, 121, 126: 160 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0797E?

The complementary color is #79A09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0797E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0797E color

#A0797E rgb(160, 121, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0797E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (160, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#A0797E color codes

HEX	`#A0797E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, 15.98, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 16.29, 11.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.101, 22.656, 22.785)`
Decimal	`10516862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0797E, 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 #A0797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #A0797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0797e; }
.text { color: #a0797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0797e, #a08779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A0797E?: #A0797E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0797E?: The RGB value is 160, 121, 126: 160 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0797E?: The complementary color is #79A09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0797E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.