What color is #A78383?

#A78383 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78383?

The RGB value is 167, 131, 131: 167 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78383?

The complementary color is #83A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78383 color

#A78383 rgb(167, 131, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #A78383 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51.4% green and 51.4% blue (167, 131, 131).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#A78383 color codes

HEX	`#A78383`
RGB	`rgb(167, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, 13.8, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 14.78, 20.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.15, 26.088, 25.021)`
Decimal	`10978179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78383, 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 #A78383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #A78383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78383; }
.text { color: #a78383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78383, #a79583); }

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Questions

What color is #A78383?: #A78383 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78383?: The RGB value is 167, 131, 131: 167 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78383?: The complementary color is #83A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.