What color is #A87E81?

#A87E81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87E81?

The RGB value is 168, 126, 129: 168 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87E81?

The complementary color is #7EA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87E81 color

#A87E81 rgb(168, 126, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #A87E81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (168, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A87E81 color codes

HEX	`#A87E81`
RGB	`rgb(168, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 16.71, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 17.37, 15.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.572, 24.833, 24.106)`
Decimal	`11042433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87E81, 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 #A87E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A87E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87e81; }
.text { color: #a87e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87e81, #a8907e); }

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Questions

What color is #A87E81?: #A87E81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87E81?: The RGB value is 168, 126, 129: 168 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87E81?: The complementary color is #7EA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.