What color is #A76E72?

#A76E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76E72?

The RGB value is 167, 110, 114: 167 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76E72?

The complementary color is #6EA7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76E72 color

#A76E72 rgb(167, 110, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A76E72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (167, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#A76E72 color codes

HEX	`#A76E72`
RGB	`rgb(167, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 23.21, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 24.28, 17.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.55, 20.584, 18.596)`
Decimal	`10972786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76E72, 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 #A76E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #A76E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76e72; }
.text { color: #a76e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76e72, #a7876e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A76E72?: #A76E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76E72?: The RGB value is 167, 110, 114: 167 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76E72?: The complementary color is #6EA7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.