What color is #A0696C?

#A0696C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0696C?

The RGB value is 160, 105, 108: 160 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0696C?

The complementary color is #69A09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0696C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0696C color

#A0696C rgb(160, 105, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0696C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (160, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#A0696C color codes

HEX	`#A0696C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 22.46, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 23.65, 18.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.256, 18.661, 16.614)`
Decimal	`10512748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0696C, 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 #A0696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #A0696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0696c; }
.text { color: #a0696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0696c, #a08269); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A0696C?: #A0696C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0696C?: The RGB value is 160, 105, 108: 160 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0696C?: The complementary color is #69A09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0696C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.