What color is #A46D6D?

#A46D6D 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 #A46D6D?

The RGB value is 164, 109, 109: 164 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A46D6D?

The complementary color is #6DA4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A46D6D?

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

#A46D6D color

#A46D6D rgb(164, 109, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #A46D6D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 42.7% green and 42.7% blue (164, 109, 109).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A46D6D color codes

HEX	`#A46D6D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 109, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 42.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 21.91, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 23.68, 22.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.54, 19.936, 17.073)`
Decimal	`10775917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A46D6D, 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 #A46D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A46D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #A46D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a46d6d; }
.text { color: #a46d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a46d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 109 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a46d6d, #a4896d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A46D6D?: #A46D6D 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 #A46D6D?: The RGB value is 164, 109, 109: 164 red, 109 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A46D6D?: The complementary color is #6DA4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A46D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.