What color is #A75D6D?

#A75D6D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75D6D?

The RGB value is 167, 93, 109: 167 red, 93 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75D6D?

The complementary color is #5DA797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75D6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75D6D color

#A75D6D rgb(167, 93, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #A75D6D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 36.5% green and 42.7% blue (167, 93, 109).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#A75D6D color codes

HEX	`#A75D6D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 93, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 36.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 35%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 32.02, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 32.31, 7.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.612, 17.15, 16.584)`
Decimal	`10968429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75D6D, 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 #A75D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #A75D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75d6d; }
.text { color: #a75d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 93 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75d6d, #a7725d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A75D6D?: #A75D6D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75D6D?: The RGB value is 167, 93, 109: 167 red, 93 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75D6D?: The complementary color is #5DA797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75D6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.