What color is #A05D4D?

#A05D4D is a desaturated red known as Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grand Canyon?

The RGB value is 160, 93, 77: 160 red, 93 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grand Canyon?

The complementary color is #4D90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A05D4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grand Canyon color: hex code #A05D4D

#A05D4D rgb(160, 93, 77)

Shades of brown

Grand Canyon has the hex code #A05D4D. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 36.5% green and 30.2% blue (160, 93, 77).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 35% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 52% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

Grand Canyon (#A05D4D) color codes

HEX	`#A05D4D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 93, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 36.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 35%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 52%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, 25.63, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 33.12, 39.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.752, 15.84, 9.037)`
Decimal	`10509645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grand Canyon, 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 #A05D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A05D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	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 #A05D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a05d4d; }
.text { color: #a05d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a05d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 93 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a05d4d, #a0874d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #A05D4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A05D4D?: #A05D4D is a desaturated red known as Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grand Canyon?: The RGB value is 160, 93, 77: 160 red, 93 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grand Canyon?: The complementary color is #4D90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A05D4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.