Information about #A56159 color

#A56159 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A56159 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 97, 89) — 64.7% red, 38% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 30 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A56159 reads as a softly balanced earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quickstep (#A7615F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Au Chico (#9E6759) and Redwood (#A45A52).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 97, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A56159: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A56159 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A56159 color variations

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

#A56159 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A56159

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

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Redwood color link
Redwood

#A45A52

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A56159
  • RGB165, 97, 89
  • CMYK0, 27, 30, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 97, 89)
  • HSL6°, 30%, 50%
  • HSL Precise6.316°, 29.921%, 49.804%
  • HSV6°, 46%, 65%
  • HSB6°, 46%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.380, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.380, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.380, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA56159
  • DECIMAL ID10838361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01