What color is #A5646D?

#A5646D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5646D?

The RGB value is 165, 100, 109: 165 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5646D?

The complementary color is #64A59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5646D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5646D color

#A5646D rgb(165, 100, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #A5646D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 39.2% green and 42.7% blue (165, 100, 109).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#A5646D color codes

HEX	`#A5646D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 100, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 39.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 27.38, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 28.06, 12.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.835, 18.22, 16.779)`
Decimal	`10839149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5646D, 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 #A5646D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A5646D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #A5646D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5646d; }
.text { color: #a5646d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5646d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 100 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5646d, #a57c64); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5646D?: #A5646D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5646D?: The RGB value is 165, 100, 109: 165 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5646D?: The complementary color is #64A59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5646D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.