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#A67B83

Old Rose · medium warm red

About #A67B83

With the hex code #A67B83, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 48% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Old Rose — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7BA69E, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.78:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red166
Green123
Blue131

Closest named colours

Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 11.0
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 13.1
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 14.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A67B83

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on old rose #A67B83.
3.63:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on old rose #A67B83.
5.78:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A67B83 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A67B83
Protanopia (no red cones)
#818283
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B8982
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE787E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A67B83?

With the hex code #A67B83, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 65% red, 48% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A67B83?

Use black text. Black on #A67B83 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #A67B83?

Its complementary colour is #7BA69E, and analogous partners are #A67B98 and #A6897B.