What color is #A16F71?

#A16F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16F71?

The RGB value is 161, 111, 113: 161 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16F71?

The complementary color is #6FA19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16F71 color

#A16F71 rgb(161, 111, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #A16F71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 43.5% green and 44.3% blue (161, 111, 113).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#A16F71 color codes

HEX	`#A16F71`
RGB	`rgb(161, 111, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 43.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 20.13, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 21.28, 18.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.364, 20.14, 18.276)`
Decimal	`10579825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16F71, 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 #A16F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #A16F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16f71; }
.text { color: #a16f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 111 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16f71, #a1866f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A16F71?: #A16F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16F71?: The RGB value is 161, 111, 113: 161 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16F71?: The complementary color is #6FA19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.