What color is #A97174?

#A97174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97174?

The RGB value is 169, 113, 116: 169 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97174?

The complementary color is #71A9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97174 color

#A97174 rgb(169, 113, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #A97174 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (169, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#A97174 color codes

HEX	`#A97174`
RGB	`rgb(169, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 22.57, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 23.76, 18.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.42, 21.508, 19.332)`
Decimal	`11104628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97174, 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 #A97174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #A97174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97174; }
.text { color: #a97174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97174, #a98a71); }

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Questions

What color is #A97174?: #A97174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97174?: The RGB value is 169, 113, 116: 169 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97174?: The complementary color is #71A9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.