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#A6797E closest to Never Forget

#A6797E is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Never Forget. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(166, 121, 126)). Its HSL value is 353° hue, 20% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black. #A6797E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.66:1.

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Variations of #A6797E

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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#A6797E 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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#A6797E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A6797E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B887D
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80807E
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C7F7E
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B887D
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #93837D
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF757B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA787D
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E8283

#A6797E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.71:1 Poor#A6797E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.66:1 Good#A6797E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A6797E in CSS

/* Never Forget */
.color { color: #A6797E; }
.background { background-color: #A6797E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A6797E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 121 126);
color: hsl(353 20% 56%);
color: oklch(0.622 0.057 11.4);

#A6797E FAQ

What color is #A6797E?

#A6797E is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Never Forget. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A6797E?

#A6797E is rgb(166, 121, 126) in RGB, hsl(353, 20%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A6797E?

The complementary color of #A6797E is #79A6A1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A6797E?

Black text has the best contrast on #A6797E: 5.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A6797E a warm or cool color?

#A6797E is a warm color.