What color is #A66666?

#A66666 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66666?

The RGB value is 166, 102, 102: 166 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66666?

The complementary color is #66A6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66666 color

#A66666 rgb(166, 102, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #A66666 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 40% green and 40% blue (166, 102, 102).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#A66666 color codes

HEX	`#A66666`
RGB	`rgb(166, 102, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 40%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, 25.76, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 27.98, 23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.877, 18.571, 14.947)`
Decimal	`10905190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66666, 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 #A66666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #A66666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66666; }
.text { color: #a66666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 102 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66666, #a68666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A66666?: #A66666 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66666?: The RGB value is 166, 102, 102: 166 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66666?: The complementary color is #66A6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.