What color is #A26D78?

#A26D78 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 #A26D78?

The RGB value is 162, 109, 120: 162 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26D78?

The complementary color is #6DA297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26D78 color

#A26D78 rgb(162, 109, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #A26D78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42.7% green and 47.1% blue (162, 109, 120).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#A26D78 color codes

HEX	`#A26D78`
RGB	`rgb(162, 109, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 22.69, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 22.83, 6.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.76, 19.976, 20.37)`
Decimal	`10644856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26D78, 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 #A26D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #A26D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26d78; }
.text { color: #a26d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 109 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26d78, #a27d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A26D78?: #A26D78 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 #A26D78?: The RGB value is 162, 109, 120: 162 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26D78?: The complementary color is #6DA297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.