What color is #A17E7E?

#A17E7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17E7E?

The RGB value is 161, 126, 126: 161 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17E7E?

The complementary color is #7EA1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17E7E color

#A17E7E rgb(161, 126, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A17E7E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.4% green and 49.4% blue (161, 126, 126).

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

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#A17E7E color codes

HEX	`#A17E7E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, 13.51, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 14.47, 20.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.925, 24.006, 23.003)`
Decimal	`10583678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17E7E, 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 #A17E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #A17E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17e7e; }
.text { color: #a17e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17e7e, #a1907e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17E7E?: #A17E7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17E7E?: The RGB value is 161, 126, 126: 161 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17E7E?: The complementary color is #7EA1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.