What color is #A27470?

#A27470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27470?

The RGB value is 162, 116, 112: 162 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27470?

The complementary color is #709EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27470 color

#A27470 rgb(162, 116, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #A27470 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.5% green and 43.9% blue (162, 116, 112).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#A27470 color codes

HEX	`#A27470`
RGB	`rgb(162, 116, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, 17.53, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 19.89, 28.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.071, 21.343, 18.178)`
Decimal	`10646640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27470, 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 #A27470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #A27470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27470; }
.text { color: #a27470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 116 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27470, #a28d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A27470?: #A27470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27470?: The RGB value is 162, 116, 112: 162 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27470?: The complementary color is #709EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.