What color is #A77F7F?

#A77F7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77F7F?

The RGB value is 167, 127, 127: 167 red, 127 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77F7F?

The complementary color is #7FA7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77F7F color

#A77F7F rgb(167, 127, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #A77F7F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue (167, 127, 127).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#A77F7F color codes

HEX	`#A77F7F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 127, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 49.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, 15.45, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 16.57, 21.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.357, 24.928, 23.445)`
Decimal	`10977151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77F7F, 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 #A77F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #A77F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77f7f; }
.text { color: #a77f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 127 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77f7f, #a7937f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77F7F?: #A77F7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77F7F?: The RGB value is 167, 127, 127: 167 red, 127 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77F7F?: The complementary color is #7FA7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.