What color is #A37279?

#A37279 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 #A37279?

The RGB value is 163, 114, 121: 163 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37279?

The complementary color is #72A39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37279 color

#A37279 rgb(163, 114, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #A37279 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (163, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#A37279 color codes

HEX	`#A37279`
RGB	`rgb(163, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 20.38, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 20.75, 10.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.573, 21.203, 20.884)`
Decimal	`10711673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37279, 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 #A37279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #A37279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37279; }
.text { color: #a37279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37279, #a38472); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A37279?: #A37279 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 #A37279?: The RGB value is 163, 114, 121: 163 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37279?: The complementary color is #72A39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.