What color is #A46F77?

#A46F77 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 #A46F77?

The RGB value is 164, 111, 119: 164 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A46F77?

The complementary color is #6FA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A46F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A46F77 color

#A46F77 rgb(164, 111, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #A46F77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (164, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% 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 5.12:1).

#A46F77 color codes

HEX	`#A46F77`
RGB	`rgb(164, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 22.18, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 22.56, 10.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.325, 20.595, 20.143)`
Decimal	`10776439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A46F77, 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 #A46F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A46F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #A46F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a46f77; }
.text { color: #a46f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a46f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a46f77, #a4826f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A46F77?: #A46F77 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 #A46F77?: The RGB value is 164, 111, 119: 164 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A46F77?: The complementary color is #6FA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A46F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.