What color is #A87475?

#A87475 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87475?

The RGB value is 168, 116, 117: 168 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87475?

The complementary color is #74A8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87475 color

#A87475 rgb(168, 116, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #A87475 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (168, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#A87475 color codes

HEX	`#A87475`
RGB	`rgb(168, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 20.62, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 22.02, 20.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.605, 22.102, 19.744)`
Decimal	`11039861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87475, 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 #A87475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #A87475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87475; }
.text { color: #a87475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87475, #a88d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A87475?: #A87475 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87475?: The RGB value is 168, 116, 117: 168 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87475?: The complementary color is #74A8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.