What color is #A6817F?

#A6817F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6817F?

The RGB value is 166, 129, 127: 166 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6817F?

The complementary color is #7FA4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6817F color

#A6817F rgb(166, 129, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #A6817F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (166, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#A6817F color codes

HEX	`#A6817F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 13.92, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 15.39, 25.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.407, 25.341, 23.522)`
Decimal	`10912127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6817F, 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 #A6817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #A6817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6817f; }
.text { color: #a6817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6817f, #a6957f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6817F?: #A6817F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6817F?: The RGB value is 166, 129, 127: 166 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6817F?: The complementary color is #7FA4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.