What color is #A47179?

#A47179 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 #A47179?

The RGB value is 164, 113, 121: 164 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47179?

The complementary color is #71A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47179 color

#A47179 rgb(164, 113, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #A47179 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (164, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A47179 color codes

HEX	`#A47179`
RGB	`rgb(164, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, 21.33, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 21.66, 9.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.667, 21.085, 20.856)`
Decimal	`10776953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47179, 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 #A47179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A47179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47179; }
.text { color: #a47179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47179, #a48371); }

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Questions

What color is #A47179?: #A47179 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 #A47179?: The RGB value is 164, 113, 121: 164 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47179?: The complementary color is #71A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.