What color is #A36D6F?

#A36D6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36D6F?

The RGB value is 163, 109, 111: 163 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36D6F?

The complementary color is #6DA3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36D6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36D6F color

#A36D6F rgb(163, 109, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #A36D6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (163, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 32% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#A36D6F color codes

HEX	`#A36D6F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 32%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 21.78, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 23.1, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.443, 19.873, 17.637)`
Decimal	`10710383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36D6F, 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 #A36D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A36D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #A36D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36d6f; }
.text { color: #a36d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36d6f, #a3866d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A36D6F?: #A36D6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36D6F?: The RGB value is 163, 109, 111: 163 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36D6F?: The complementary color is #6DA3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36D6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.