What color is #A17075?

#A17075 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 #A17075?

The RGB value is 161, 112, 117: 161 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17075?

The complementary color is #70A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17075 color

#A17075 rgb(161, 112, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #A17075 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 43.9% green and 45.9% blue (161, 112, 117).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#A17075 color codes

HEX	`#A17075`
RGB	`rgb(161, 112, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 43.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 20.14, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 20.76, 14.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.704, 20.451, 19.525)`
Decimal	`10580085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17075, 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 #A17075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #A17075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17075; }
.text { color: #a17075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 112 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17075, #a18470); }

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Questions

What color is #A17075?: #A17075 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 #A17075?: The RGB value is 161, 112, 117: 161 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17075?: The complementary color is #70A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.