What color is #A87777?

#A87777 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87777?

The RGB value is 168, 119, 119: 168 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87777?

The complementary color is #77A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87777?

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

#A87777 color

#A87777 rgb(168, 119, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #A87777 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (168, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A87777 color codes

HEX	`#A87777`
RGB	`rgb(168, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 19.2, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 20.68, 21.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.076, 22.852, 20.487)`
Decimal	`11040631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87777, 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 #A87777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #A87777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87777; }
.text { color: #a87777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87777, #a89077); }

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Questions

What color is #A87777?: #A87777 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87777?: The RGB value is 168, 119, 119: 168 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87777?: The complementary color is #77A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.