What color is #A06A6E?

#A06A6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06A6E?

The RGB value is 160, 106, 110: 160 red, 106 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06A6E?

The complementary color is #6AA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06A6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06A6E color

#A06A6E rgb(160, 106, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #A06A6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 41.6% green and 43.1% blue (160, 106, 110).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% 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 4.78:1).

#A06A6E color codes

HEX	`#A06A6E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 106, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 41.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 22.16, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 23.14, 16.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.466, 18.909, 17.215)`
Decimal	`10513006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06A6E, 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 #A06A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #A06A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06a6e; }
.text { color: #a06a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 106 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06a6e, #a0816a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A06A6E?: #A06A6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06A6E?: The RGB value is 160, 106, 110: 160 red, 106 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06A6E?: The complementary color is #6AA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06A6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.