What color is #A6814C?

#A6814C is a desaturated orange known as Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hamster Fur?

The RGB value is 166, 129, 76: 166 red, 129 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hamster Fur?

The complementary color is #4C71A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6814C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hamster Fur color: hex code #A6814C

#A6814C rgb(166, 129, 76)

Shades of brown

Hamster Fur has the hex code #A6814C. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.6% green and 29.8% blue (166, 129, 76).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 37% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 54% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

Hamster Fur (#A6814C) color codes

HEX	`#A6814C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 129, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 37%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 54%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 54%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.42, 7.71, 33.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.42, 34.82, 77.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.882, 24.331, 10.222)`
Decimal	`10912076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hamster Fur, 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 #A6814C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6814C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #A6814C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6814c; }
.text { color: #a6814c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6814c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 129 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6814c, #9ea64c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #A6814C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A6814C?: #A6814C is a desaturated orange known as Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hamster Fur?: The RGB value is 166, 129, 76: 166 red, 129 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hamster Fur?: The complementary color is #4C71A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6814C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.