What color is #A96276?

#A96276 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96276?

The RGB value is 169, 98, 118: 169 red, 98 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96276?

The complementary color is #62A995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96276 color

#A96276 rgb(169, 98, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A96276 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 38.4% green and 46.3% blue (169, 98, 118).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 29% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#A96276 color codes

HEX	`#A96276`
RGB	`rgb(169, 98, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 38.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 29%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 42%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 31.23, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 31.26, 2.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.001, 18.48, 19.439)`
Decimal	`11100790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96276, 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 #A96276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #A96276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96276; }
.text { color: #a96276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 98 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96276, #a97162); }

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Questions

What color is #A96276?: #A96276 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96276?: The RGB value is 169, 98, 118: 169 red, 98 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96276?: The complementary color is #62A995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.