What color is #A17980?

#A17980 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 #A17980?

The RGB value is 161, 121, 128: 161 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17980?

The complementary color is #79A19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17980 color

#A17980 rgb(161, 121, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A17980 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (161, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A17980 color codes

HEX	`#A17980`
RGB	`rgb(161, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 16.69, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 16.84, 7.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.432, 22.811, 23.481)`
Decimal	`10582400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17980, 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 #A17980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A17980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17980; }
.text { color: #a17980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17980, #a18679); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17980?: #A17980 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 #A17980?: The RGB value is 161, 121, 128: 161 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17980?: The complementary color is #79A19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.