#a16561

Color #a16561

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a16561

RGB

rgb(161, 101, 97)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 25.4%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 39.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 39.8%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(49.19, 23.71, 12.42)

LCH

lch(49.19, 26.77, 27.65)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0784, 23.92)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 38%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#619da1

Analogous

#a1617d

#a16561

#a18561

Triadic

#a16561

#61a165

#6561a1

Split-complementary

#a16561

#61a185

#617da1

Tetradic

#a16561

#9da161

#619da1

#6561a1

Square

#a16561

#7da161

#619da1

#8561a1

Shades

Color #a16561 mixed toward black.

#875450

#6c4340

#513230

#362120

#1b1110

Tints

Color #a16561 mixed toward white.

#b17f7b

#c09896

#d0b2b0

#e0ccca

#efe5e5

Tones

Color #a16561 mixed toward gray.

#9c6a66

#966e6c

#917371

#8c7876

#867c7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b62 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#8e9262 · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#9f6363 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a16561;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16561]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a16561 (#a16561) is rgb(161, 101, 97) in RGB.

No, #a16561 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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