What color is #A7565E?

#A7565E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7565E?

The RGB value is 167, 86, 94: 167 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7565E?

The complementary color is #56A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7565E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7565E color

#A7565E rgb(167, 86, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #A7565E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 33.7% green and 36.9% blue (167, 86, 94).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 32% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 44% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#A7565E color codes

HEX	`#A7565E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 86, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 33.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 32%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 44%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, 34.01, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 35.64, 17.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.286, 15.681, 12.493)`
Decimal	`10966622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7565E, 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 #A7565E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A7565E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #A7565E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7565e; }
.text { color: #a7565e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7565e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 86 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7565e, #a77756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A7565E?: #A7565E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7565E?: The RGB value is 167, 86, 94: 167 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7565E?: The complementary color is #56A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7565E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.