What color is #A55D60?

#A55D60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A55D60?

The RGB value is 165, 93, 96: 165 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A55D60?

The complementary color is #5DA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A55D60 color

#A55D60 rgb(165, 93, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #A55D60 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (165, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 42% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#A55D60 color codes

HEX	`#A55D60`
RGB	`rgb(165, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 42%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 29.65, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 31.71, 20.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.544, 16.674, 13.148)`
Decimal	`10837344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A55D60, 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 #A55D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A55D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #A55D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55d60; }
.text { color: #a55d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55d60, #a57e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A55D60?: #A55D60 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A55D60?: The RGB value is 165, 93, 96: 165 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A55D60?: The complementary color is #5DA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.