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#A0797C Color

#A0797C is rgb(160, 121, 124) in RGB, hsl(355, 17%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnished Brown (#A17A74), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0797C
HEX#A0797C
RGBrgb(160, 121, 124)
HSLhsl(355, 17%, 55%)
HSVhsv(355, 24%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.049 13.4)
LABlab(54.81% 16.02 4.58)
LCHlch(54.81% 16.66 15.94)

What #A0797C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A0797C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 5.03Cinereous#98817BΔE 8.06Copper Rose#996666ΔE 8.99Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.41English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.94Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A0797C Channel Values

How #A0797C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 121 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 17% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 24% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 22% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0797C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A0797C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A0797C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0797C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A0797C
Complementary
#79A09D
Analogous
#A07990
Analogous
#A08979
Triadic
#7CA079
Triadic
#797CA0
Split comp.
#79A089
Split comp.
#7990A0

Tints & Shades of #A0797C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC8B8D
#B99D9F
#C6AEB0
#D5C3C5
#E1D5D6
#EEE7E8

Shades

#8F6669
#775558
#624648
#4E3739
#39282A
#211718

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0797C.

How #A0797C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A0797C
Protanopia#81817C
Protanomaly#8E7E7C
Deuteranopia#87877B
Deuteranomaly#92827B
Tritanopia#A07979
Tritanomaly#A0797A
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A0797C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a0797c: #A0797C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0797C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0797c': '#A0797C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.475, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_a0797c">#A0797C</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0797C"

More Red Colors

#A0797C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A0797C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0797C?

#A0797C is a mid-tone red — rgb(160, 121, 124) in RGB and hsl(355, 17%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnished Brown (#A17A74), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #A0797C?

#A0797C is rgb(160, 121, 124) — red 160, green 121, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0797C?

#A0797C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0797C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0797C scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0797C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0797C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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