Information about #A47D74 color

#A47D74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A47D74 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 125, 116) — 64.3% red, 49% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 19 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A47D74 is a calm, restrained earthy red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Burnished Brown (#A17A74). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beaver (#9F8170) and Pharlap (#A3807B).

The recipe behind #A47D74 is rgb(164, 125, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A47D74: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A47D74 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A47D74 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A47D74 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A47D74

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Beaver color link
Beaver

#9F8170

Pharlap color link
Pharlap

#A3807B

Grayish Red color link
Grayish Red

#A87D7D

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Triple Joss color link
Triple Joss

#9C8773

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

Reddish Grey color link
Reddish Grey

#997570

Sandal color link
Sandal

#A3876A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A47D74
  • RGB164, 125, 116
  • CMYK0, 15, 19, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 125, 116)
  • HSL11°, 21%, 55%
  • HSL Precise11.25°, 20.87%, 54.902%
  • HSV11°, 29%, 64%
  • HSB11°, 29%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.490, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.490, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.490, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA47D74
  • DECIMAL ID10780020
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01