What color is #A60C59?

#A60C59 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A60C59?

The RGB value is 166, 12, 89: 166 red, 12 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A60C59?

The complementary color is #0CA659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A60C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A60C59 color

#A60C59 rgb(166, 12, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #A60C59 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 4.7% green and 34.9% blue (166, 12, 89).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 87% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 46% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plum Perfect (#AA1155), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A60C59 color codes

HEX	`#A60C59`
RGB	`rgb(166, 12, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 4.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 87%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 93%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 46%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.16, 60.48, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.16, 60.49, 358.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.662, 9.094, 10.274)`
Decimal	`10882137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A60C59, 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 #A60C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A60C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A60C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a60c59; }
.text { color: #a60c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a60c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 12 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a60c59, #a60c0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A60C59?: #A60C59 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A60C59?: The RGB value is 166, 12, 89: 166 red, 12 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A60C59?: The complementary color is #0CA659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A60C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.