What color is #A7656E?

#A7656E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7656E?

The RGB value is 167, 101, 110: 167 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7656E?

The complementary color is #65A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7656E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7656E color

#A7656E rgb(167, 101, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #A7656E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (167, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#A7656E color codes

HEX	`#A7656E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 40%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 27.73, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 28.44, 12.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.405, 18.65, 17.116)`
Decimal	`10970478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7656E, 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 #A7656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #A7656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7656e; }
.text { color: #a7656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7656e, #a77d65); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7656E?: #A7656E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7656E?: The RGB value is 167, 101, 110: 167 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7656E?: The complementary color is #65A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7656E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.