What color is #A96C72?

#A96C72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96C72?

The RGB value is 169, 108, 114: 169 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96C72?

The complementary color is #6CA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96C72 color

#A96C72 rgb(169, 108, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #A96C72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (169, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% 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 5.08:1).

#A96C72 color codes

HEX	`#A96C72`
RGB	`rgb(169, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, 25.12, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 26.03, 15.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.763, 20.377, 18.545)`
Decimal	`11103346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96C72, 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 #A96C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #A96C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96c72; }
.text { color: #a96c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96c72, #a9846c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A96C72?: #A96C72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96C72?: The RGB value is 169, 108, 114: 169 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96C72?: The complementary color is #6CA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.