What color is #A55146?

#A55146 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A55146?

The RGB value is 165, 81, 70: 165 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A55146?

The complementary color is #469AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A55146 color

#A55146 rgb(165, 81, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A55146 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (165, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#A55146 color codes

HEX	`#A55146`
RGB	`rgb(165, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 33.59, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 40.47, 33.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.567, 14.329, 7.528)`
Decimal	`10834246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A55146, 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 #A55146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A55146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #A55146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55146; }
.text { color: #a55146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55146, #a58046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #A55146?: #A55146 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A55146?: The RGB value is 165, 81, 70: 165 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A55146?: The complementary color is #469AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.