What color is #A77176?

#A77176 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77176?

The RGB value is 167, 113, 118: 167 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77176?

The complementary color is #71A7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77176 color

#A77176 rgb(167, 113, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77176 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (167, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#A77176 color codes

HEX	`#A77176`
RGB	`rgb(167, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 22.07, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 22.86, 15.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.112, 21.335, 19.931)`
Decimal	`10973558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77176, 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 #A77176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #A77176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77176; }
.text { color: #a77176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77176, #a78771); }

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Questions

What color is #A77176?: #A77176 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77176?: The RGB value is 167, 113, 118: 167 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77176?: The complementary color is #71A7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.