What color is #A45A60?

#A45A60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A45A60?

The RGB value is 164, 90, 96: 164 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A45A60?

The complementary color is #5AA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A45A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A45A60 color

#A45A60 rgb(164, 90, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #A45A60 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (164, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#A45A60 color codes

HEX	`#A45A60`
RGB	`rgb(164, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 30.92, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 32.52, 18.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.078, 16.051, 13.052)`
Decimal	`10771040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A45A60, 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 #A45A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A45A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	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 #A45A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a45a60; }
.text { color: #a45a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a45a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a45a60, #a4795a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A45A60?: #A45A60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A45A60?: The RGB value is 164, 90, 96: 164 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A45A60?: The complementary color is #5AA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A45A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.