What color is #A27677?

#A27677 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27677?

The RGB value is 162, 118, 119: 162 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27677?

The complementary color is #76A2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27677 color

#A27677 rgb(162, 118, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #A27677 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 46.3% green and 46.7% blue (162, 118, 119).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#A27677 color codes

HEX	`#A27677`
RGB	`rgb(162, 118, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 46.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 17.4, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 18.49, 19.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.709, 21.971, 20.389)`
Decimal	`10647159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27677, 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 #A27677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #A27677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27677; }
.text { color: #a27677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 118 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27677, #a28b76); }

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Questions

What color is #A27677?: #A27677 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27677?: The RGB value is 162, 118, 119: 162 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27677?: The complementary color is #76A2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.