What color is #A66F69?

#A66F69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66F69?

The RGB value is 166, 111, 105: 166 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66F69?

The complementary color is #69A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66F69 color

#A66F69 rgb(166, 111, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A66F69 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 43.5% green and 41.2% blue (166, 111, 105).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#A66F69 color codes

HEX	`#A66F69`
RGB	`rgb(166, 111, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 43.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, 21.05, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 24.36, 30.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.961, 20.497, 16.056)`
Decimal	`10907497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66F69, 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 #A66F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #A66F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66f69; }
.text { color: #a66f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 111 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66f69, #a68e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A66F69?: #A66F69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66F69?: The RGB value is 166, 111, 105: 166 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66F69?: The complementary color is #69A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.