What color is #A16872?

#A16872 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16872?

The RGB value is 161, 104, 114: 161 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16872?

The complementary color is #68A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16872 color

#A16872 rgb(161, 104, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A16872 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 40.8% green and 44.7% blue (161, 104, 114).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#A16872 color codes

HEX	`#A16872`
RGB	`rgb(161, 104, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 40.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 24.26, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 24.58, 9.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.686, 18.694, 18.33)`
Decimal	`10578034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16872, 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 #A16872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #A16872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16872; }
.text { color: #a16872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 104 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16872, #a17a68); }

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Questions

What color is #A16872?: #A16872 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16872?: The RGB value is 161, 104, 114: 161 red, 104 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16872?: The complementary color is #68A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.