What color is #A97E87?

#A97E87 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 #A97E87?

The RGB value is 169, 126, 135: 169 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97E87?

The complementary color is #7EA9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97E87 color

#A97E87 rgb(169, 126, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #A97E87 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (169, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#A97E87 color codes

HEX	`#A97E87`
RGB	`rgb(169, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, 18.04, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 18.11, 5.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.196, 25.107, 26.278)`
Decimal	`11107975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97E87, 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 #A97E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #A97E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97e87; }
.text { color: #a97e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97e87, #a98b7e); }

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Questions

What color is #A97E87?: #A97E87 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 #A97E87?: The RGB value is 169, 126, 135: 169 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97E87?: The complementary color is #7EA9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.