What color is #A0686B?

#A0686B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0686B?

The RGB value is 160, 104, 107: 160 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0686B?

The complementary color is #68A09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0686B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0686B color

#A0686B rgb(160, 104, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0686B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (160, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#A0686B color codes

HEX	`#A0686B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 33%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, 22.89, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 24.13, 18.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.102, 18.437, 16.302)`
Decimal	`10512491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0686B, 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 #A0686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #A0686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0686b; }
.text { color: #a0686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0686b, #a08168); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0686B?: #A0686B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0686B?: The RGB value is 160, 104, 107: 160 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0686B?: The complementary color is #68A09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0686B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.