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#A0797E Color

#A0797E is rgb(160, 121, 126) in RGB, hsl(352, 17%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0797E
HEX#A0797E
RGBrgb(160, 121, 126)
HSLhsl(352, 17%, 55%)
HSVhsv(352, 24%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.049 10)
LABlab(54.86% 16.25 3.48)
LCHlch(54.86% 16.62 12.09)

What #A0797E 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 #A0797E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 6.14Cinereous#98817BΔE 8.62English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.12Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.12Copper Rose#996666ΔE 9.47Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.67

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

#A0797E Channel Values

How #A0797E 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 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 17% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 24% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 21% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0797E 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A0797E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A0797E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0797E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A0797E
Complementary
#79A09B
Analogous
#A07991
Analogous
#A08779
Triadic
#7EA079
Triadic
#797EA0
Split comp.
#79A087
Split comp.
#7991A0

Tints & Shades of #A0797E

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

#AC8B8F
#B99DA0
#C6AEB2
#D5C3C6
#E1D5D7
#EEE7E8

Shades

#8F666B
#775559
#62464A
#4E373A
#39282A
#211719

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0797E.

How #A0797E 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#A0797E
Protanopia#81817E
Protanomaly#8E7E7E
Deuteranopia#87877D
Deuteranomaly#92827D
Tritanopia#A07A7A
Tritanomaly#A0797B
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A0797E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a0797e: #A0797E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0797E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0797e': '#A0797E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.475, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_a0797e">#A0797E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0797E"

More Red Colors

#A0797E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A0797E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0797E?

#A0797E is a mid-tone red — rgb(160, 121, 126) in RGB and hsl(352, 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #A0797E?

#A0797E is rgb(160, 121, 126) — red 160, green 121, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0797E?

#A0797E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0797E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0797E scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0797E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0797E 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 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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