What color is #A5694F?

#A5694F is a desaturated orange known as Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Cacao?

The RGB value is 165, 105, 79: 165 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Cacao?

The complementary color is #4F8BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5694F?

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.

Hot Cacao color: hex code #A5694F

#A5694F rgb(165, 105, 79)

Shades of brown

Hot Cacao has the hex code #A5694F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 41.2% green and 31% blue (165, 105, 79).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 35% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 52% yellow and 35% black.

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

Hot Cacao (#A5694F) color codes

HEX	`#A5694F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 105, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 41.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 35%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 52%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 52%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, 21.14, 24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 32.4, 49.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.981, 18.669, 9.841)`
Decimal	`10840399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Cacao, 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 #A5694F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5694F 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 #A5694F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5694f; }
.text { color: #a5694f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5694f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 105 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5694f, #a5944f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #A5694F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A5694F?: #A5694F is a desaturated orange known as Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Cacao?: The RGB value is 165, 105, 79: 165 red, 105 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Cacao?: The complementary color is #4F8BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5694F?: 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.