What color is #A4827E?

#A4827E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4827E?

The RGB value is 164, 130, 126: 164 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4827E?

The complementary color is #7EA0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4827E color

#A4827E rgb(164, 130, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4827E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (164, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#A4827E color codes

HEX	`#A4827E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 12.41, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 14.32, 29.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.059, 25.365, 23.205)`
Decimal	`10781310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4827E, 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 #A4827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #A4827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4827e; }
.text { color: #a4827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4827e, #a4957e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4827E?: #A4827E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4827E?: The RGB value is 164, 130, 126: 164 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4827E?: The complementary color is #7EA0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.