What color is #A5777E?

#A5777E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5777E?

The RGB value is 165, 119, 126: 165 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5777E?

The complementary color is #77A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5777E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5777E color

#A5777E rgb(165, 119, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A5777E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 46.7% green and 49.4% blue (165, 119, 126).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#A5777E color codes

HEX	`#A5777E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 119, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 46.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, 19.06, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 19.35, 9.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.88, 22.701, 22.753)`
Decimal	`10844030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5777E, 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 #A5777E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5777E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #A5777E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5777e; }
.text { color: #a5777e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5777e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 119 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5777e, #a58777); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5777E?: #A5777E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5777E?: The RGB value is 165, 119, 126: 165 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5777E?: The complementary color is #77A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5777E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.