What color is #A27A7F?

#A27A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27A7F?

The RGB value is 162, 122, 127: 162 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27A7F?

The complementary color is #7AA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27A7F color

#A27A7F rgb(162, 122, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #A27A7F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (162, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#A27A7F color codes

HEX	`#A27A7F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 16.34, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 16.68, 11.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.691, 23.134, 23.187)`
Decimal	`10648191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27A7F, 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 #A27A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #A27A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27a7f; }
.text { color: #a27a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27a7f, #a2897a); }

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Questions

What color is #A27A7F?: #A27A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27A7F?: The RGB value is 162, 122, 127: 162 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27A7F?: The complementary color is #7AA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.