What color is #A17776?

#A17776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17776?

The RGB value is 161, 119, 118: 161 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17776?

The complementary color is #76A0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17776 color

#A17776 rgb(161, 119, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #A17776 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (161, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#A17776 color codes

HEX	`#A17776`
RGB	`rgb(161, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 16.29, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 17.72, 23.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.565, 22.08, 20.104)`
Decimal	`10581878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17776, 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 #A17776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #A17776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17776; }
.text { color: #a17776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17776, #a18d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A17776?: #A17776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17776?: The RGB value is 161, 119, 118: 161 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17776?: The complementary color is #76A0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.