What color is #A76B7E?

#A76B7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76B7E?

The RGB value is 167, 107, 126: 167 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76B7E?

The complementary color is #6BA794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76B7E color

#A76B7E rgb(167, 107, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A76B7E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (167, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#A76B7E color codes

HEX	`#A76B7E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, 26.63, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 26.63, 358.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.96, 20.239, 22.326)`
Decimal	`10972030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76B7E, 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 #A76B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #A76B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76b7e; }
.text { color: #a76b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76b7e, #a7766b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A76B7E?: #A76B7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76B7E?: The RGB value is 167, 107, 126: 167 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76B7E?: The complementary color is #6BA794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.