What color is #A85E66?

#A85E66 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85E66?

The RGB value is 168, 94, 102: 168 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85E66?

The complementary color is #5EA8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85E66 color

#A85E66 rgb(168, 94, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #A85E66 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (168, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 39% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A85E66 color codes

HEX	`#A85E66`
RGB	`rgb(168, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, 30.98, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 32.2, 15.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.551, 17.292, 14.718)`
Decimal	`11034214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85E66, 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 #A85E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #A85E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85e66; }
.text { color: #a85e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85e66, #a87b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A85E66?: #A85E66 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85E66?: The RGB value is 168, 94, 102: 168 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85E66?: The complementary color is #5EA8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.