What color is #A17277?

#A17277 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 #A17277?

The RGB value is 161, 114, 119: 161 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17277?

The complementary color is #72A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17277 color

#A17277 rgb(161, 114, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #A17277 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 44.7% green and 46.7% blue (161, 114, 119).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#A17277 color codes

HEX	`#A17277`
RGB	`rgb(161, 114, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 44.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 19.29, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 19.85, 13.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.045, 20.945, 20.225)`
Decimal	`10580599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17277, 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 #A17277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #A17277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17277; }
.text { color: #a17277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 114 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17277, #a18472); }

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Questions

What color is #A17277?: #A17277 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 #A17277?: The RGB value is 161, 114, 119: 161 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17277?: The complementary color is #72A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.