What color is #A78F95?

#A78F95 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78F95?

The RGB value is 167, 143, 149: 167 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78F95?

The complementary color is #8FA7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78F95 color

#A78F95 rgb(167, 143, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A78F95 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (167, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#A78F95 color codes

HEX	`#A78F95`
RGB	`rgb(167, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 10.02, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 10.02, 0.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.183, 30.031, 32.582)`
Decimal	`10981269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78F95, 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 #A78F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A78F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78f95; }
.text { color: #a78f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78f95, #a7958f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A78F95?: #A78F95 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78F95?: The RGB value is 167, 143, 149: 167 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78F95?: The complementary color is #8FA7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.