What color is #A4646F?

#A4646F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4646F?

The RGB value is 164, 100, 111: 164 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4646F?

The complementary color is #64A499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4646F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4646F color

#A4646F rgb(164, 100, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #A4646F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 39.2% green and 43.5% blue (164, 100, 111).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 32% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#A4646F color codes

HEX	`#A4646F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 100, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 39.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 32%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 27.26, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 27.69, 10.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.737, 18.156, 17.343)`
Decimal	`10773615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4646F, 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 #A4646F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A4646F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #A4646F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4646f; }
.text { color: #a4646f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4646f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 100 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4646f, #a47964); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4646F?: #A4646F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4646F?: The RGB value is 164, 100, 111: 164 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4646F?: The complementary color is #64A499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4646F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.