What color is #A96F70?

#A96F70 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96F70?

The RGB value is 169, 111, 112: 169 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96F70?

The complementary color is #6FA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96F70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96F70 color

#A96F70 rgb(169, 111, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #A96F70 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 43.5% green and 43.9% blue (169, 111, 112).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#A96F70 color codes

HEX	`#A96F70`
RGB	`rgb(169, 111, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 43.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 23.16, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 24.83, 21.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.972, 20.975, 18.059)`
Decimal	`11104112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96F70, 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 #A96F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #A96F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96f70; }
.text { color: #a96f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 111 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96f70, #a98b6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A96F70?: #A96F70 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96F70?: The RGB value is 169, 111, 112: 169 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96F70?: The complementary color is #6FA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96F70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.