What color is #A7817D?

#A7817D 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 #A7817D?

The RGB value is 167, 129, 125: 167 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7817D?

The complementary color is #7DA3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7817D color

#A7817D rgb(167, 129, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7817D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (167, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A7817D color codes

HEX	`#A7817D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 14.01, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 16.04, 29.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.489, 25.398, 22.852)`
Decimal	`10977661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7817D, 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 #A7817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A7817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7817d; }
.text { color: #a7817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7817d, #a7967d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7817D?: #A7817D 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 #A7817D?: The RGB value is 167, 129, 125: 167 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7817D?: The complementary color is #7DA3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.