What color is #A36666?

#A36666 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36666?

The RGB value is 163, 102, 102: 163 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36666?

The complementary color is #66A3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36666 color

#A36666 rgb(163, 102, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #A36666 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 40% green and 40% blue (163, 102, 102).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#A36666 color codes

HEX	`#A36666`
RGB	`rgb(163, 102, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 40%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 24.56, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 26.65, 22.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.255, 18.25, 14.918)`
Decimal	`10708582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36666, 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 #A36666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A36666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #A36666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36666; }
.text { color: #a36666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 102 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36666, #a38466); }

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Questions

What color is #A36666?: #A36666 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36666?: The RGB value is 163, 102, 102: 163 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36666?: The complementary color is #66A3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.