What color is #A84B4B?

#A84B4B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A84B4B?

The RGB value is 168, 75, 75: 168 red, 75 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A84B4B?

The complementary color is #4BA8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A84B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A84B4B color

#A84B4B rgb(168, 75, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #A84B4B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 29.4% green and 29.4% blue (168, 75, 75).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 55% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Daredevil (#AB4343), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#A84B4B color codes

HEX	`#A84B4B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 75, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 29.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 55%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, 38.28, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 42.64, 26.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.936, 13.867, 8.282)`
Decimal	`11029323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A84B4B, 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 #A84B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A84B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	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 #A84B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a84b4b; }
.text { color: #a84b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a84b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 75 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a84b4b, #a8794b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A84B4B?: #A84B4B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A84B4B?: The RGB value is 168, 75, 75: 168 red, 75 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A84B4B?: The complementary color is #4BA8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A84B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.