What color is #A47E7A?

#A47E7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47E7A?

The RGB value is 164, 126, 122: 164 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47E7A?

The complementary color is #7AA0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47E7A color

#A47E7A rgb(164, 126, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A47E7A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (164, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A47E7A color codes

HEX	`#A47E7A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 14.08, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 16.12, 29.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.284, 24.221, 21.699)`
Decimal	`10780282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47E7A, 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 #A47E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #A47E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47e7a; }
.text { color: #a47e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47e7a, #a4937a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A47E7A?: #A47E7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47E7A?: The RGB value is 164, 126, 122: 164 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47E7A?: The complementary color is #7AA0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.