What color is #A16568?

#A16568 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16568?

The RGB value is 161, 101, 104: 161 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16568?

The complementary color is #65A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16568 color

#A16568 rgb(161, 101, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #A16568 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 39.6% green and 40.8% blue (161, 101, 104).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#A16568 color codes

HEX	`#A16568`
RGB	`rgb(161, 101, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 39.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 24.59, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 26.01, 19.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.851, 17.886, 15.395)`
Decimal	`10577256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16568, 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 #A16568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A16568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #A16568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16568; }
.text { color: #a16568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 101 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16568, #a18065); }

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Questions

What color is #A16568?: #A16568 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16568?: The RGB value is 161, 101, 104: 161 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16568?: The complementary color is #65A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.