What color is #A44D51?

#A44D51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A44D51?

The RGB value is 164, 77, 81: 164 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A44D51?

The complementary color is #4DA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A44D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A44D51 color

#A44D51 rgb(164, 77, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #A44D51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (164, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 36% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 51% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Flame (#A13F49), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#A44D51 color codes

HEX	`#A44D51`
RGB	`rgb(164, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 36%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 53%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 51%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, 36.28, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 39.22, 22.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.45, 13.796, 9.422)`
Decimal	`10767697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A44D51, 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 #A44D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A44D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	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 #A44D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a44d51; }
.text { color: #a44d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a44d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a44d51, #a4744d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A44D51?: #A44D51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A44D51?: The RGB value is 164, 77, 81: 164 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A44D51?: The complementary color is #4DA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A44D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.