What color is #A4797C?

#A4797C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4797C?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 124: 164 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4797C?

The complementary color is #79A4A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4797C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4797C color

#A4797C rgb(164, 121, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #A4797C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (164, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#A4797C color codes

HEX	`#A4797C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, 17.23, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 17.93, 16.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.786, 23.024, 22.151)`
Decimal	`10779004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4797C, 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 #A4797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #A4797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4797c; }
.text { color: #a4797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4797c, #a48b79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4797C?: #A4797C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4797C?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 124: 164 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4797C?: The complementary color is #79A4A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4797C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.