What color is #A57678?

#A57678 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57678?

The RGB value is 165, 118, 120: 165 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57678?

The complementary color is #76A5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57678 color

#A57678 rgb(165, 118, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #A57678 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 46.3% green and 47.1% blue (165, 118, 120).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#A57678 color codes

HEX	`#A57678`
RGB	`rgb(165, 118, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 46.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 18.73, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 19.74, 18.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.386, 22.314, 20.735)`
Decimal	`10843768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57678, 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 #A57678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #A57678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57678; }
.text { color: #a57678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 118 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57678, #a58c76); }

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Questions

What color is #A57678?: #A57678 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57678?: The RGB value is 165, 118, 120: 165 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57678?: The complementary color is #76A5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.