Skip to content

#A7767D Color

#A7767D is rgb(167, 118, 125) in RGB, hsl(351, 22%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7767D
HEX#A7767D
RGBrgb(167, 118, 125)
HSLhsl(351, 22%, 56%)
HSVhsv(351, 29%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.062 9.6)
LABlab(54.90% 20.56 4.24)
LCHlch(54.90% 20.99 11.66)

What #A7767D 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 #A7767D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 7.65Copper Rose#996666ΔE 7.67English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.06Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.15Old Rose#C08081ΔE 9.49Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.5

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

#A7767D Channel Values

How #A7767D 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 167 · G 118 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 22% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 29% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 25% · K 35%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 #A7767D 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 #A7767D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7767D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7767D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7767D
Complementary
#76A7A0
Analogous
#A77696
Analogous
#A78776
Triadic
#7EA776
Triadic
#767EA7
Split comp.
#76A787
Split comp.
#7696A7

Tints & Shades of #A7767D

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

#B3898F
#BF9BA1
#CBAEB2
#D7C1C4
#E3D3D6
#EFE6E7

Shades

#98616A
#805258
#6A4449
#513438
#3B2629
#221618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7767D.

How #A7767D 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#A7767D
Protanopia#80807D
Protanomaly#917C7D
Deuteranopia#89897B
Deuteranomaly#96827C
Tritanopia#A67777
Tritanomaly#A77779
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7767D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7767d: #A7767D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7767D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7767d': '#A7767D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.463, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_a7767d">#A7767D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7767D"

More Red Colors

#A7767D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A7767D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7767D?

#A7767D is a mid-tone red — rgb(167, 118, 125) in RGB and hsl(351, 22%, 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #A7767D?

#A7767D is rgb(167, 118, 125) — red 167, green 118, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7767D?

#A7767D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7767D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7767D 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 #A7767D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7767D 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #A7767D in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.