What color is #A37C82?

#A37C82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37C82?

The RGB value is 163, 124, 130: 163 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37C82?

The complementary color is #7CA39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37C82 color

#A37C82 rgb(163, 124, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #A37C82 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (163, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% 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 5.76:1).

#A37C82 color codes

HEX	`#A37C82`
RGB	`rgb(163, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 16.07, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 16.28, 9.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.341, 23.815, 24.324)`
Decimal	`10714242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37C82, 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 #A37C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #A37C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37c82; }
.text { color: #a37c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37c82, #a38a7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A37C82?: #A37C82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37C82?: The RGB value is 163, 124, 130: 163 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37C82?: The complementary color is #7CA39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.