What color is #A97C81?

#A97C81 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 #A97C81?

The RGB value is 169, 124, 129: 169 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97C81?

The complementary color is #7CA9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97C81 color

#A97C81 rgb(169, 124, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #A97C81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.6% green and 50.6% blue (169, 124, 129).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#A97C81 color codes

HEX	`#A97C81`
RGB	`rgb(169, 124, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, 18.23, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 18.71, 12.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.533, 24.437, 24.031)`
Decimal	`11107457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97C81, 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 #A97C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #A97C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97c81; }
.text { color: #a97c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 124 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97c81, #a98d7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A97C81?: #A97C81 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 #A97C81?: The RGB value is 169, 124, 129: 169 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97C81?: The complementary color is #7CA9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.