What color is #A26174?

#A26174 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26174?

The RGB value is 162, 97, 116: 162 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26174?

The complementary color is #61A28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26174 color

#A26174 rgb(162, 97, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A26174 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (162, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#A26174 color codes

HEX	`#A26174`
RGB	`rgb(162, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 28.88, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 28.88, 1.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.328, 17.493, 18.72)`
Decimal	`10641780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26174, 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 #A26174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A26174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	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 #A26174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26174; }
.text { color: #a26174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26174, #a26e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A26174?: #A26174 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26174?: The RGB value is 162, 97, 116: 162 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26174?: The complementary color is #61A28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.