What color is #A37976?

#A37976 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37976?

The RGB value is 163, 121, 118: 163 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37976?

The complementary color is #76A0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37976 color

#A37976 rgb(163, 121, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #A37976 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (163, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#A37976 color codes

HEX	`#A37976`
RGB	`rgb(163, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 15.94, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 17.86, 26.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.212, 22.771, 20.203)`
Decimal	`10713462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37976, 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 #A37976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #A37976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37976; }
.text { color: #a37976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37976, #a39076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A37976?: #A37976 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37976?: The RGB value is 163, 121, 118: 163 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37976?: The complementary color is #76A0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.