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#aa6a60 color: Brick Dust

#aa6a60 is rgb(170, 106, 96) in RGB and oklch(59.112% 0.08425 29.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

59.1%
0.084
29°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • taupe-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #aa6a60

#aa6a60 is a muted red color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brick Dust (#ab685f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-500.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #aa6a60 mixed with white

  1. aa6a60
  2. b3786f
  3. bc877e
  4. c5958d
  5. cea49d
  6. d6b3ad
  7. dfc2bd
  8. e7d1cd
  9. efe0dd
  10. f7efee

Darker: #aa6a60 mixed with black

  1. aa6a60
  2. 935b52
  3. 7d4d45
  4. 683f38
  5. 53312c
  6. 3f2420
  7. 2d1815
  8. 1b0d0a
  9. 0b0403
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa6a60 with less saturation

  1. aa6a60
  2. a66c63
  3. a26e66
  4. 9e7169
  5. 9a736c
  6. 95756f
  7. 917672
  8. 8c7875
  9. 877a78
  10. 827c7b

Questions about #aa6a60

What color is #aa6a60?

#aa6a60 is muted red. The closest named color is Brick Dust. In RGB it is rgb(170, 106, 96), in HSL hsl(8.11, 30.33%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.112% 0.08425 29.436).

What colors go well with #aa6a60?

The complementary color of #aa6a60 is #338b99. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a7687c and #a37148. The triadic partners are #588c62 and #697bb0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa6a60?

White text reads better on #aa6a60: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa6a60 a warm or cool color?

#aa6a60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.084.