What color is #A6777F?

#A6777F 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 #A6777F?

The RGB value is 166, 119, 127: 166 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6777F?

The complementary color is #77A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6777F color

#A6777F rgb(166, 119, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #A6777F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (166, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#A6777F color codes

HEX	`#A6777F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, 19.61, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 19.83, 8.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.154, 22.834, 23.104)`
Decimal	`10909567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6777F, 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 #A6777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #A6777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6777f; }
.text { color: #a6777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6777f, #a68677); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6777F?: #A6777F 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 #A6777F?: The RGB value is 166, 119, 127: 166 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6777F?: The complementary color is #77A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.