#A17C7B#A17C7B
#A17C7B is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.046 H 20.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17C7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 17%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 24%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 23.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 14.19, 6.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 15.43, 23.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.18% 0.0434 0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.18% 0.046 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4810, 23.4236, 21.9141) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 3.38
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.44
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 8.34
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 8.37
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 9.00
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17C7B #7BA0A1
analogous
#A17B8D #A17C7B #A18F7B
triadic
#A17C7B #7BA17C #7C7BA1
tetradic
#A17C7B #8DA17B #7BA0A1 #8F7BA1
square
#A17C7B #8DA17B #7BA0A1 #8F7BA1
split-complementary
#A17C7B #7BA18F #7B8DA1
monochromatic
#5E4443 #825E5D #A17C7B #BA9F9F #D4C3C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#A17C7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#A17C7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17C7B
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17C7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17C7B | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83817B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B887B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9787C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17c7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.046 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda2a1',
500: '#a17c7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17c7b; $custom-light: #bda2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17c7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.579,
"s": 16.814,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62182,
"c": 0.04627,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.23422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17C7B
secondary
#B4C3C4
accent
#B8BA6E
background
#FBF9F9
surface
#F6F2F2
border
#D0CCCC
text
#120F0E
muted
#817E7E