What color is #A67880?

#A67880 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 #A67880?

The RGB value is 166, 120, 128: 166 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67880?

The complementary color is #78A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67880 color

#A67880 rgb(166, 120, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A67880 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (166, 120, 128).

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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#A67880 color codes

HEX	`#A67880`
RGB	`rgb(166, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 19.19, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 19.39, 8.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.339, 23.1, 23.489)`
Decimal	`10909824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67880, 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 #A67880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #A67880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67880; }
.text { color: #a67880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67880, #a68778); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A67880?: #A67880 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 #A67880?: The RGB value is 166, 120, 128: 166 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67880?: The complementary color is #78A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.