What color is #A76975?

#A76975 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76975?

The RGB value is 167, 105, 117: 167 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76975?

The complementary color is #69A79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76975 color

#A76975 rgb(167, 105, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #A76975 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 41.2% green and 45.9% blue (167, 105, 117).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#A76975 color codes

HEX	`#A76975`
RGB	`rgb(167, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 26.44, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 26.71, 8.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.2, 19.605, 19.336)`
Decimal	`10971509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76975, 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 #A76975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #A76975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76975; }
.text { color: #a76975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76975, #a77c69); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A76975?: #A76975 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76975?: The RGB value is 167, 105, 117: 167 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76975?: The complementary color is #69A79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.