What color is #A26B70?

#A26B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26B70?

The RGB value is 162, 107, 112: 162 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26B70?

The complementary color is #6BA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26B70 color

#A26B70 rgb(162, 107, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #A26B70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (162, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#A26B70 color codes

HEX	`#A26B70`
RGB	`rgb(162, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, 22.66, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 23.51, 15.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.083, 19.368, 17.849)`
Decimal	`10644336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26B70, 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 #A26B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #A26B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26b70; }
.text { color: #a26b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26b70, #a2826b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A26B70?: #A26B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26B70?: The RGB value is 162, 107, 112: 162 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26B70?: The complementary color is #6BA29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.