What color is #916160?

#916160 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916160?

The RGB value is 145, 97, 96: 145 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916160?

The complementary color is #609091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916160 color

#916160 rgb(145, 97, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #916160 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 38% green and 37.6% blue (145, 97, 96).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#916160 color codes

HEX	`#916160`
RGB	`rgb(145, 97, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 38%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.2, 19.38, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.2, 21.17, 23.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.064, 15.415, 13.088)`
Decimal	`9527648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916160, 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 #916160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	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 #916160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916160; }
.text { color: #916160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 97 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916160, #917a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916160?: #916160 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916160?: The RGB value is 145, 97, 96: 145 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916160?: The complementary color is #609091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.