What color is #A07C80?

#A07C80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07C80?

The RGB value is 160, 124, 128: 160 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07C80?

The complementary color is #7CA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07C80 color

#A07C80 rgb(160, 124, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A07C80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 48.6% green and 50.2% blue (160, 124, 128).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#A07C80 color codes

HEX	`#A07C80`
RGB	`rgb(160, 124, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 48.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, 14.58, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 14.93, 12.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.601, 23.448, 23.595)`
Decimal	`10517632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07C80, 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 #A07C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #A07C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07c80; }
.text { color: #a07c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 124 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07c80, #a08a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A07C80?: #A07C80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07C80?: The RGB value is 160, 124, 128: 160 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07C80?: The complementary color is #7CA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.