What color is #A77680?

#A77680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77680?

The RGB value is 167, 118, 128: 167 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77680?

The complementary color is #76A79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77680 color

#A77680 rgb(167, 118, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 46.3% green and 50.2% blue (167, 118, 128).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#A77680 color codes

HEX	`#A77680`
RGB	`rgb(167, 118, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 46.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, 20.71, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 20.83, 6.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.311, 22.732, 23.42)`
Decimal	`10974848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77680, 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 #A77680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #A77680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77680; }
.text { color: #a77680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 118 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77680, #a78576); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77680?: #A77680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77680?: The RGB value is 167, 118, 128: 167 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77680?: The complementary color is #76A79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.