What color is #A55D69?

#A55D69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A55D69?

The RGB value is 165, 93, 105: 165 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A55D69?

The complementary color is #5DA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A55D69 color

#A55D69 rgb(165, 93, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #A55D69 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (165, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 36% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#A55D69 color codes

HEX	`#A55D69`
RGB	`rgb(165, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 36%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, 30.75, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 31.35, 11.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.982, 16.85, 15.456)`
Decimal	`10837353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A55D69, 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 #A55D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A55D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #A55D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55d69; }
.text { color: #a55d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55d69, #a5755d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A55D69?: #A55D69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A55D69?: The RGB value is 165, 93, 105: 165 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A55D69?: The complementary color is #5DA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.