What color is #A78989?

#A78989 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78989?

The RGB value is 167, 137, 137: 167 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78989?

The complementary color is #89A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78989 color

#A78989 rgb(167, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A78989 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (167, 137, 137).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#A78989 color codes

HEX	`#A78989`
RGB	`rgb(167, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, 11.37, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 12.15, 20.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.397, 27.914, 27.501)`
Decimal	`10979721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78989, 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 #A78989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #A78989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78989; }
.text { color: #a78989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78989, #a79889); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A78989?: #A78989 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78989?: The RGB value is 167, 137, 137: 167 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78989?: The complementary color is #89A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.