What color is #A57275?

#A57275 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57275?

The RGB value is 165, 114, 117: 165 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57275?

The complementary color is #72A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57275 color

#A57275 rgb(165, 114, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #A57275 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (165, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#A57275 color codes

HEX	`#A57275`
RGB	`rgb(165, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, 20.57, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 21.57, 17.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.746, 21.32, 19.638)`
Decimal	`10842741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57275, 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 #A57275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #A57275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57275; }
.text { color: #a57275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57275, #a58972); }

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Questions

What color is #A57275?: #A57275 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57275?: The RGB value is 165, 114, 117: 165 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57275?: The complementary color is #72A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.