What color is #A66185?

#A66185 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66185?

The RGB value is 166, 97, 133: 166 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66185?

The complementary color is #61A682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66185 color

#A66185 rgb(166, 97, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A66185 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 38% green and 52.2% blue (166, 97, 133).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#A66185 color codes

HEX	`#A66185`
RGB	`rgb(166, 97, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 38%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 42%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 32.92, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 33.86, 346.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.235, 18.351, 24.451)`
Decimal	`10903941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66185, 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 #A66185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #A66185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66185; }
.text { color: #a66185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 97 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66185, #a66163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A66185?: #A66185 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66185?: The RGB value is 166, 97, 133: 166 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66185?: The complementary color is #61A682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.