What color is #A4747C?

#A4747C 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 #A4747C?

The RGB value is 164, 116, 124: 164 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4747C?

The complementary color is #74A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4747C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4747C color

#A4747C rgb(164, 116, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #A4747C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 45.5% green and 48.6% blue (164, 116, 124).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#A4747C color codes

HEX	`#A4747C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, 20.08, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 20.33, 8.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.194, 21.84, 21.953)`
Decimal	`10777724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4747C, 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 #A4747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #A4747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4747c; }
.text { color: #a4747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4747c, #a48474); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4747C?: #A4747C 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 #A4747C?: The RGB value is 164, 116, 124: 164 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4747C?: The complementary color is #74A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4747C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.