What color is #A26568?

#A26568 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26568?

The RGB value is 162, 101, 104: 162 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26568?

The complementary color is #65A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26568 color

#A26568 rgb(162, 101, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #A26568 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 39.6% green and 40.8% blue (162, 101, 104).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#A26568 color codes

HEX	`#A26568`
RGB	`rgb(162, 101, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 39.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 24.99, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 26.45, 19.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.054, 17.99, 15.405)`
Decimal	`10642792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26568, 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 #A26568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A26568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #A26568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26568; }
.text { color: #a26568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 101 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26568, #a28065); }

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Questions

What color is #A26568?: #A26568 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26568?: The RGB value is 162, 101, 104: 162 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26568?: The complementary color is #65A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.