What color is #A77875?

#A77875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77875?

The RGB value is 167, 120, 117: 167 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77875?

The complementary color is #75A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77875 color

#A77875 rgb(167, 120, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77875 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (167, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#A77875 color codes

HEX	`#A77875`
RGB	`rgb(167, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, 17.96, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 20.06, 26.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.864, 22.934, 19.891)`
Decimal	`10975349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77875, 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 #A77875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #A77875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77875; }
.text { color: #a77875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77875, #a79175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A77875?: #A77875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77875?: The RGB value is 167, 120, 117: 167 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77875?: The complementary color is #75A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.