What color is #A73A51?

#A73A51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A73A51?

The RGB value is 167, 58, 81: 167 red, 58 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A73A51?

The complementary color is #3AA790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A73A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A73A51 color

#A73A51 rgb(167, 58, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #A73A51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 22.7% green and 31.8% blue (167, 58, 81).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 51% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#A73A51 color codes

HEX	`#A73A51`
RGB	`rgb(167, 58, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 22.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 51%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 46.52, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 47.77, 13.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.936, 11.838, 9.071)`
Decimal	`10959441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A73A51, 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 #A73A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A73A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	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 #A73A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a73a51; }
.text { color: #a73a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a73a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 58 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a73a51, #a75a3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A73A51?: #A73A51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A73A51?: The RGB value is 167, 58, 81: 167 red, 58 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A73A51?: The complementary color is #3AA790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A73A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.