What color is #A7818A?

#A7818A 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 #A7818A?

The RGB value is 167, 129, 138: 167 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7818A?

The complementary color is #81A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7818A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7818A color

#A7818A rgb(167, 129, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #A7818A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 50.6% green and 54.1% blue (167, 129, 138).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#A7818A color codes

HEX	`#A7818A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 129, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 50.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, 16.06, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 16.08, 2.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.374, 25.752, 27.516)`
Decimal	`10977674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7818A, 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 #A7818A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7818A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #A7818A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7818a; }
.text { color: #a7818a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7818a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 129 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7818a, #a78b81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7818A?: #A7818A 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 #A7818A?: The RGB value is 167, 129, 138: 167 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7818A?: The complementary color is #81A79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7818A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.