What color is #A77276?

#A77276 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 #A77276?

The RGB value is 167, 114, 118: 167 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77276?

The complementary color is #72A7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77276 color

#A77276 rgb(167, 114, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77276 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 44.7% green and 46.3% blue (167, 114, 118).

Its hue angle is 355°, 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 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#A77276 color codes

HEX	`#A77276`
RGB	`rgb(167, 114, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 44.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, 21.5, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 22.4, 16.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.224, 21.56, 19.969)`
Decimal	`10973814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77276, 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 #A77276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #A77276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77276; }
.text { color: #a77276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 114 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77276, #a78972); }

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Questions

What color is #A77276?: #A77276 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 #A77276?: The RGB value is 167, 114, 118: 167 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77276?: The complementary color is #72A7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.