What color is #A6646F?

#A6646F is a desaturated red known as Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cinnapink?

The RGB value is 166, 100, 111: 166 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cinnapink?

The complementary color is #64A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6646F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cinnapink color: hex code #A6646F

#A6646F rgb(166, 100, 111)

Shades of red

Cinnapink has the hex code #A6646F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 39.2% green and 43.5% blue (166, 100, 111).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

Cinnapink (#A6646F) color codes

HEX	`#A6646F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 100, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 39.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 40%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 28.03, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 28.52, 10.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.153, 18.371, 17.362)`
Decimal	`10904687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cinnapink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6646F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6646F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6646F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6646f; }
.text { color: #a6646f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6646f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 100 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6646f, #a67a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A6646F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A6646F?: #A6646F is a desaturated red known as Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cinnapink?: The RGB value is 166, 100, 111: 166 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cinnapink?: The complementary color is #64A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6646F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.