What color is #A66574?

#A66574 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66574?

The RGB value is 166, 101, 116: 166 red, 101 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66574?

The complementary color is #65A697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66574 color

#A66574 rgb(166, 101, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #A66574 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 39.6% green and 45.5% blue (166, 101, 116).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#A66574 color codes

HEX	`#A66574`
RGB	`rgb(166, 101, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 39.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, 28.16, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 28.3, 5.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.533, 18.677, 18.885)`
Decimal	`10904948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66574, 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 #A66574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #A66574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66574; }
.text { color: #a66574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 101 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66574, #a67665); }

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Questions

What color is #A66574?: #A66574 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66574?: The RGB value is 166, 101, 116: 166 red, 101 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66574?: The complementary color is #65A697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.