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A27872

#A27872 closest to Equestrienne

#A27872 is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Equestrienne. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(162, 120, 114)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 21% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black. #A27872 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.47:1.

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Variations of #A27872

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A27872 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A27872 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A27872 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8572
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #817D71
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B7D71
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8572
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #928172
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AB7376
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A67674
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B807E

#A27872 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.84:1 Poor#A27872 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.47:1 Good#A27872 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A27872 in CSS

/* Equestrienne */
.color { color: #A27872; }
.background { background-color: #A27872; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A27872; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 120 114);
color: hsl(7 21% 54%);
color: oklch(0.613 0.054 28.0);

#A27872 FAQ

What color is #A27872?

#A27872 is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Equestrienne. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A27872?

#A27872 is rgb(162, 120, 114) in RGB, hsl(7, 21%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 30%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A27872?

The complementary color of #A27872 is #729CA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A27872?

Black text has the best contrast on #A27872: 5.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A27872 a warm or cool color?

#A27872 is a warm color.