What color is #A06A6C?

#A06A6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06A6C?

The RGB value is 160, 106, 108: 160 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06A6C?

The complementary color is #6AA09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06A6C color

#A06A6C rgb(160, 106, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #A06A6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 41.6% green and 42.4% blue (160, 106, 108).

Its hue angle is 358°, 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 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#A06A6C color codes

HEX	`#A06A6C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 106, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 41.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 21.89, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 23.22, 19.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.359, 18.866, 16.648)`
Decimal	`10513004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06A6C, 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 #A06A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #A06A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06a6c; }
.text { color: #a06a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 106 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06a6c, #a0836a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A06A6C?: #A06A6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06A6C?: The RGB value is 160, 106, 108: 160 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06A6C?: The complementary color is #6AA09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.