What color is #A7817C?

#A7817C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7817C?

The RGB value is 167, 129, 124: 167 red, 129 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7817C?

The complementary color is #7CA2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7817C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7817C color

#A7817C rgb(167, 129, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7817C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 50.6% green and 48.6% blue (167, 129, 124).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#A7817C color codes

HEX	`#A7817C`
RGB	`rgb(167, 129, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 50.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 13.86, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 16.18, 31.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.425, 25.373, 22.518)`
Decimal	`10977660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7817C, 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 #A7817C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7817C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #A7817C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7817c; }
.text { color: #a7817c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7817c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 129 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7817c, #a7977c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7817C?: #A7817C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7817C?: The RGB value is 167, 129, 124: 167 red, 129 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7817C?: The complementary color is #7CA2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7817C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.