What color is #A16961?

#A16961 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16961?

The RGB value is 161, 105, 97: 161 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16961?

The complementary color is #6199A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16961 color

#A16961 rgb(161, 105, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A16961 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (161, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#A16961 color codes

HEX	`#A16961`
RGB	`rgb(161, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 21.44, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 25.47, 32.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.908, 18.545, 13.733)`
Decimal	`10578273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16961, 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 #A16961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #A16961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16961; }
.text { color: #a16961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16961, #a18961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A16961?: #A16961 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16961?: The RGB value is 161, 105, 97: 161 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16961?: The complementary color is #6199A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.