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#A97074 Color

#A97074 is rgb(169, 112, 116) in RGB, hsl(356, 25%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Rose (#996666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97074
HEX#A97074
RGBrgb(169, 112, 116)
HSLhsl(356, 25%, 55%)
HSVhsv(356, 34%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.073 14.8)
LABlab(53.49% 23.64 7.54)
LCHlch(53.49% 24.81 17.70)

What #A97074 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 #A97074, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Copper Rose#996666ΔE 5.48Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 6.66Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.85Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.24Old Rose#C08081ΔE 7.6Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.98

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

#A97074 Channel Values

How #A97074 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 169 · G 112 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 25% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 34% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 31% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97074 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97074 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97074

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97074; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97074
Complementary
#70A9A5
Analogous
#A97090
Analogous
#A98870
Triadic
#73A970
Triadic
#7073A9
Split comp.
#70A988
Split comp.
#7090A9

Tints & Shades of #A97074

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

#B48386
#C09699
#CBA9AB
#D9BFC1
#E4D2D4
#F0E6E6

Shades

#995C60
#804D50
#693F42
#533234
#3D2426
#231516

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97074.

How #A97074 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#A97074
Protanopia#7C7C74
Protanomaly#907774
Deuteranopia#868672
Deuteranomaly#957E73
Tritanopia#A97171
Tritanomaly#A97072
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #A97074 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a97074: #A97074;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97074;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97074': '#A97074' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.439, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_a97074">#A97074</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97074"

More Red Colors

#A97074 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A97074 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97074?

#A97074 is a mid-tone red — rgb(169, 112, 116) in RGB and hsl(356, 25%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Rose (#996666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #A97074?

#A97074 is rgb(169, 112, 116) — red 169, green 112, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97074?

#A97074 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97074 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97074 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97074 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97074 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

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