What color is #A36F6F?

#A36F6F 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 #A36F6F?

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

What is the complementary color of #A36F6F?

The complementary color is #6FA3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36F6F color

#A36F6F rgb(163, 111, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #A36F6F is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#A36F6F color codes

HEX	`#A36F6F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 111, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 43.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.18, 20.65, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.18, 22.28, 22.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.659, 20.305, 17.709)`
Decimal	`10710895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36F6F, 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 #A36F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A36F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #A36F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36f6f; }
.text { color: #a36f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 111 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36f6f, #a3896f); }

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Questions

What color is #A36F6F?: #A36F6F 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 #A36F6F?: The RGB value is 163, 111, 111: 163 red, 111 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36F6F?: The complementary color is #6FA3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.