Information about #A16A59 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A16A59 reads as a softly balanced earthy red 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 Au Chico (#9E6759). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brownish (#9C6D57) and Toast (#9F715F).
In RGB terms — rgb(161, 106, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A16A59: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A16A59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A16A59 color variations
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#A16A59 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A16A59 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A16A59 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A16A59 color hues
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#A16A59 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A16A59 color
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Nearest named colors to #A16A59
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9E6759
#9C6D57
#9F715F
#986960
#97645A
#A96A50
#9C6B4E
#9B615F
#A7615F
#AB6950
#9F7462
#A57164
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A16A59
- RGB161, 106, 89
- CMYK0, 22, 28, 37
- CSSrgb(161, 106, 89)
- HSL14°, 29%, 49%
- HSL Precise14.167°, 28.8%, 49.02%
- HSV14°, 45%, 63%
- HSB14°, 45%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.416, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.416, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.416, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA16A59
- DECIMAL ID10578521
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
