What color is #A96B74?

#A96B74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96B74?

The RGB value is 169, 107, 116: 169 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96B74?

The complementary color is #6BA9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96B74 color

#A96B74 rgb(169, 107, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #A96B74 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 42% green and 45.5% blue (169, 107, 116).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#A96B74 color codes

HEX	`#A96B74`
RGB	`rgb(169, 107, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 42%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 37%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 25.95, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 26.5, 11.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.773, 20.213, 19.116)`
Decimal	`11103092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96B74, 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 #A96B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #A96B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96b74; }
.text { color: #a96b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 107 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96b74, #a9816b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A96B74?: #A96B74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96B74?: The RGB value is 169, 107, 116: 169 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96B74?: The complementary color is #6BA9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.