What color is #A7888E?

#A7888E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7888E?

The RGB value is 167, 136, 142: 167 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7888E?

The complementary color is #88A7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7888E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7888E color

#A7888E rgb(167, 136, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7888E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (167, 136, 142).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#A7888E color codes

HEX	`#A7888E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 136, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 53.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, 12.76, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 12.82, 5.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.623, 27.778, 29.387)`
Decimal	`10979470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7888E, 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 #A7888E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7888E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #A7888E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7888e; }
.text { color: #a7888e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7888e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 136 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7888e, #a79288); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7888E?: #A7888E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7888E?: The RGB value is 167, 136, 142: 167 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7888E?: The complementary color is #88A7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7888E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.