What color is #A6717E?

#A6717E 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 #A6717E?

The RGB value is 166, 113, 126: 166 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6717E?

The complementary color is #71A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6717E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6717E color

#A6717E rgb(166, 113, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #A6717E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.3% green and 49.4% blue (166, 113, 126).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#A6717E color codes

HEX	`#A6717E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 113, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 44.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 22.86, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 22.9, 3.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.397, 21.425, 22.532)`
Decimal	`10908030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6717E, 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 #A6717E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6717E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #A6717E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6717e; }
.text { color: #a6717e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6717e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 113 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6717e, #a67f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6717E?: #A6717E 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 #A6717E?: The RGB value is 166, 113, 126: 166 red, 113 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6717E?: The complementary color is #71A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6717E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.