What color is #A7908D?

#A7908D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7908D?

The RGB value is 167, 144, 141: 167 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7908D?

The complementary color is #8DA4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7908D color

#A7908D rgb(167, 144, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7908D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (167, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#A7908D color codes

HEX	`#A7908D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, 8.09, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 9.39, 30.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.717, 30.086, 29.383)`
Decimal	`10981517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7908D, 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 #A7908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #A7908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7908d; }
.text { color: #a7908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7908d, #a79d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A7908D?: #A7908D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7908D?: The RGB value is 167, 144, 141: 167 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7908D?: The complementary color is #8DA4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.