What color is #A7878F?

#A7878F 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 #A7878F?

The RGB value is 167, 135, 143: 167 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7878F?

The complementary color is #87A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7878F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7878F color

#A7878F rgb(167, 135, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #A7878F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.9% green and 56.1% blue (167, 135, 143).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#A7878F color codes

HEX	`#A7878F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 135, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, 13.5, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 13.5, 1.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.558, 27.528, 29.738)`
Decimal	`10979215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7878F, 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 #A7878F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7878F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #A7878F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7878f; }
.text { color: #a7878f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7878f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 135 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7878f, #a78f87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7878F?: #A7878F 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 #A7878F?: The RGB value is 167, 135, 143: 167 red, 135 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7878F?: The complementary color is #87A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7878F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.