What color is #A26C36?

#A26C36 is a desaturated orange known as Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eagle?

The RGB value is 162, 108, 54: 162 red, 108 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eagle?

The complementary color is #366CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26C36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eagle color: hex code #A26C36

#A26C36 rgb(162, 108, 54)

Shades of brown

Eagle has the hex code #A26C36. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42.4% green and 21.2% blue (162, 108, 54).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 67% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

Eagle (#A26C36) color codes

HEX	`#A26C36`
RGB	`rgb(162, 108, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, 16.14, 38.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 41.51, 67.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.93, 18.675, 5.992)`
Decimal	`10644534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eagle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A26C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A26C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26c36; }
.text { color: #a26c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 108 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26c36, #a2a236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #A26C36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A26C36?: #A26C36 is a desaturated orange known as Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eagle?: The RGB value is 162, 108, 54: 162 red, 108 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eagle?: The complementary color is #366CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26C36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.