What color is #A03F56?

#A03F56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A03F56?

The RGB value is 160, 63, 86: 160 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A03F56?

The complementary color is #3FA089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A03F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A03F56 color

#A03F56 rgb(160, 63, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #A03F56 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 24.7% green and 33.7% blue (160, 63, 86).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 43% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 46% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#A03F56 color codes

HEX	`#A03F56`
RGB	`rgb(160, 63, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 24.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 43%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 61%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 46%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, 42.33, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 42.95, 9.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.956, 11.703, 10.116)`
Decimal	`10501974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A03F56, 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 #A03F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A03F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #A03F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a03f56; }
.text { color: #a03f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a03f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 63 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a03f56, #a0583f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A03F56?: #A03F56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A03F56?: The RGB value is 160, 63, 86: 160 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A03F56?: The complementary color is #3FA089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A03F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.