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#A6777D Color

#A6777D is rgb(166, 119, 125) in RGB, hsl(352, 21%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 35%) 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6777D
HEX#A6777D
RGBrgb(166, 119, 125)
HSLhsl(352, 21%, 56%)
HSVhsv(352, 28%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.06 10.5)
LABlab(55.02% 19.62 4.41)
LCHlch(55.02% 20.11 12.65)

What #A6777D 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 #A6777D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 6.87Copper Rose#996666ΔE 7.81English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.26Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 9.08Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.36Old Rose#C08081ΔE 9.85

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

#A6777D Channel Values

How #A6777D 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 166 · G 119 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 21% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 28% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 25% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6777D 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6777D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6777D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6777D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6777D
Complementary
#77A6A0
Analogous
#A67795
Analogous
#A68977
Triadic
#7EA677
Triadic
#777EA6
Split comp.
#77A689
Split comp.
#7795A6

Tints & Shades of #A6777D

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

#B28A8F
#BF9CA1
#CBAFB2
#D7C1C4
#E3D4D6
#EFE6E7

Shades

#97636A
#7F5358
#694449
#503438
#3B2629
#221618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6777D.

How #A6777D 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#A6777D
Protanopia#81817D
Protanomaly#917D7D
Deuteranopia#89897B
Deuteranomaly#95827C
Tritanopia#A57878
Tritanomaly#A6777A
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A6777D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6777d: #A6777D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6777D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6777d': '#A6777D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.467, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_a6777d">#A6777D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6777D"

More Red Colors

#A6777D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A6777D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6777D?

#A6777D is a mid-tone red — rgb(166, 119, 125) in RGB and hsl(352, 21%, 56%) 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #A6777D?

#A6777D is rgb(166, 119, 125) — red 166, green 119, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6777D?

#A6777D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6777D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6777D scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6777D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6777D 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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