What color is #A06E73?

#A06E73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06E73?

The RGB value is 160, 110, 115: 160 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06E73?

The complementary color is #6EA09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06E73 color

#A06E73 rgb(160, 110, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #A06E73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 43.1% green and 45.1% blue (160, 110, 115).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#A06E73 color codes

HEX	`#A06E73`
RGB	`rgb(160, 110, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 43.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, 20.59, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 21.26, 14.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.168, 19.865, 18.83)`
Decimal	`10514035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06E73, 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 #A06E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #A06E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06e73; }
.text { color: #a06e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 110 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06e73, #a0826e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A06E73?: #A06E73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06E73?: The RGB value is 160, 110, 115: 160 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06E73?: The complementary color is #6EA09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.