What color is #A9646F?

#A9646F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9646F?

The RGB value is 169, 100, 111: 169 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9646F?

The complementary color is #64A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9646F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9646F color

#A9646F rgb(169, 100, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9646F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 39.2% green and 43.5% blue (169, 100, 111).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A9646F color codes

HEX	`#A9646F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 100, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 39.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 29.18, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 29.77, 11.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.79, 18.699, 17.392)`
Decimal	`11101295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9646F, 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 #A9646F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9646F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #A9646F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9646f; }
.text { color: #a9646f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9646f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 100 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9646f, #a97b64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9646F?: #A9646F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9646F?: The RGB value is 169, 100, 111: 169 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9646F?: The complementary color is #64A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9646F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.