What color is #A36C69?

#A36C69 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 #A36C69?

The RGB value is 163, 108, 105: 163 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36C69?

The complementary color is #69A0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36C69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36C69 color

#A36C69 rgb(163, 108, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #A36C69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (163, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#A36C69 color codes

HEX	`#A36C69`
RGB	`rgb(163, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, 21.55, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 24.05, 26.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.017, 19.533, 15.92)`
Decimal	`10710121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36C69, 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 #A36C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A36C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #A36C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36c69; }
.text { color: #a36c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36c69, #a38969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A36C69?: #A36C69 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 #A36C69?: The RGB value is 163, 108, 105: 163 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36C69?: The complementary color is #69A0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36C69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.