What color is #A67472?

#A67472 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67472?

The RGB value is 166, 116, 114: 166 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67472?

The complementary color is #72A4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67472 color

#A67472 rgb(166, 116, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A67472 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (166, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#A67472 color codes

HEX	`#A67472`
RGB	`rgb(166, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, 19.41, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 21.4, 24.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.009, 21.814, 18.81)`
Decimal	`10908786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67472, 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 #A67472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #A67472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67472; }
.text { color: #a67472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67472, #a68e72); }

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Questions

What color is #A67472?: #A67472 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67472?: The RGB value is 166, 116, 114: 166 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67472?: The complementary color is #72A4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.