What color is #A77C84?

#A77C84 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77C84?

The RGB value is 167, 124, 132: 167 red, 124 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77C84?

The complementary color is #7CA79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77C84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77C84 color

#A77C84 rgb(167, 124, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77C84 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 48.6% green and 51.8% blue (167, 124, 132).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#A77C84 color codes

HEX	`#A77C84`
RGB	`rgb(167, 124, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 48.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 17.93, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 18.06, 7.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.309, 24.298, 25.077)`
Decimal	`10976388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77C84, 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 #A77C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #A77C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77c84; }
.text { color: #a77c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 124 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77c84, #a78a7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77C84?: #A77C84 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77C84?: The RGB value is 167, 124, 132: 167 red, 124 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77C84?: The complementary color is #7CA79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77C84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.