What color is #A64353?

#A64353 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A64353?

The RGB value is 166, 67, 83: 166 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A64353?

The complementary color is #43A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A64353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A64353 color

#A64353 rgb(166, 67, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #A64353 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 26.3% green and 32.5% blue (166, 67, 83).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A64353 color codes

HEX	`#A64353`
RGB	`rgb(166, 67, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 26.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 60%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, 42.22, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 43.77, 15.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.296, 12.748, 9.626)`
Decimal	`10896211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A64353, 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 #A64353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A64353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #A64353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a64353; }
.text { color: #a64353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a64353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 67 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a64353, #a66543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A64353?: #A64353 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A64353?: The RGB value is 166, 67, 83: 166 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A64353?: The complementary color is #43A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A64353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.