What color is #A74667?

#A74667 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A74667?

The RGB value is 167, 70, 103: 167 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A74667?

The complementary color is #46A786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A74667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A74667 color

#A74667 rgb(167, 70, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A74667 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 27.5% green and 40.4% blue (167, 70, 103).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hot (#AC4362), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#A74667 color codes

HEX	`#A74667`
RGB	`rgb(167, 70, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 27.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 43.24, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 43.25, 1.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.576, 13.577, 14.366)`
Decimal	`10962535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A74667, 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 #A74667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A74667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #A74667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a74667; }
.text { color: #a74667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a74667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 70 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a74667, #a75546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A74667?: #A74667 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Hot. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A74667?: The RGB value is 167, 70, 103: 167 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A74667?: The complementary color is #46A786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A74667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.