What color is #A77A82?

#A77A82 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 #A77A82?

The RGB value is 167, 122, 130: 167 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77A82?

The complementary color is #7AA79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77A82 color

#A77A82 rgb(167, 122, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77A82 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.8% green and 51% blue (167, 122, 130).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#A77A82 color codes

HEX	`#A77A82`
RGB	`rgb(167, 122, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.83, 18.75, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.83, 18.93, 7.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.925, 23.748, 24.28)`
Decimal	`10975874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77A82, 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 #A77A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #A77A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77a82; }
.text { color: #a77a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 122 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77a82, #a7897a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77A82?: #A77A82 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 #A77A82?: The RGB value is 167, 122, 130: 167 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77A82?: The complementary color is #7AA79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.