What color is #A78990?

#A78990 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78990?

The RGB value is 167, 137, 144: 167 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78990?

The complementary color is #89A7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78990 color

#A78990 rgb(167, 137, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A78990 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 53.7% green and 56.5% blue (167, 137, 144).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A78990 color codes

HEX	`#A78990`
RGB	`rgb(167, 137, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 53.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, 12.54, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 12.55, 2.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.916, 28.121, 30.232)`
Decimal	`10979728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78990, 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 #A78990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A78990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78990; }
.text { color: #a78990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 137 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78990, #a79189); }

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Questions

What color is #A78990?: #A78990 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78990?: The RGB value is 167, 137, 144: 167 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78990?: The complementary color is #89A7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.