What color is #A97874?

#A97874 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97874?

The RGB value is 169, 120, 116: 169 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97874?

The complementary color is #74A5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97874 color

#A97874 rgb(169, 120, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #A97874 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 47.1% green and 45.5% blue (169, 120, 116).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#A97874 color codes

HEX	`#A97874`
RGB	`rgb(169, 120, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 47.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 18.61, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 21.05, 27.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.232, 23.13, 19.603)`
Decimal	`11106420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97874, 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 #A97874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #A97874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97874; }
.text { color: #a97874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 120 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97874, #a99374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A97874?: #A97874 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97874?: The RGB value is 169, 120, 116: 169 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97874?: The complementary color is #74A5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.