Information about #A16272 color

#A16272 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A16272 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 98, 114) — 63.1% red, 38.4% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 18 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A16272 reads as a softly balanced rose and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rose Dust (#9E5E6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aiyana (#A86272) and Deep Puce (#A95C68).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 98, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A16272: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A16272 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A16272 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A16272 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A16272 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A16272 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A16272 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A16272 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#6392A1
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#63A172
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#A16392
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6372A1
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A19263
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#6372A1
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A16272

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

China Rose color link
China Rose

#A8516E

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Quarter Lumberjack color link
Quarter Lumberjack

#96706B

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

#A16272 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A16272
  • RGB161, 98, 114
  • CMYK0, 25, 18, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 98, 114)
  • HSL345°, 25%, 51%
  • HSL Precise344.762°, 25.1%, 50.784%
  • HSV345°, 39%, 63%
  • HSB345°, 39%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.384, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.384, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.384, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA16272
  • DECIMAL ID10576498
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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