What color is #A56D72?

#A56D72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A56D72?

The RGB value is 165, 109, 114: 165 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56D72?

The complementary color is #6DA5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56D72 color

#A56D72 rgb(165, 109, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A56D72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 42.7% green and 44.7% blue (165, 109, 114).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#A56D72 color codes

HEX	`#A56D72`
RGB	`rgb(165, 109, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 42.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, 22.99, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 23.86, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.024, 20.153, 18.541)`
Decimal	`10841458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56D72, 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 #A56D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #A56D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56d72; }
.text { color: #a56d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 109 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56d72, #a5846d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A56D72?: #A56D72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A56D72?: The RGB value is 165, 109, 114: 165 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56D72?: The complementary color is #6DA5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.