What color is #A57B7A?

#A57B7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57B7A?

The RGB value is 165, 123, 122: 165 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57B7A?

The complementary color is #7AA4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57B7A color

#A57B7A rgb(165, 123, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #A57B7A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 48.2% green and 47.8% blue (165, 123, 122).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#A57B7A color codes

HEX	`#A57B7A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 123, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 48.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, 16.18, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 17.6, 23.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.113, 23.572, 21.583)`
Decimal	`10845050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57B7A, 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 #A57B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #A57B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57b7a; }
.text { color: #a57b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 123 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57b7a, #a5917a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A57B7A?: #A57B7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57B7A?: The RGB value is 165, 123, 122: 165 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57B7A?: The complementary color is #7AA4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.