What color is #A13905?

#A13905 is a dark, vivid orange known as Muddy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy?

The RGB value is 161, 57, 5: 161 red, 57 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy?

The complementary color is #056DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A13905?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy color: hex code #A13905

#A13905 rgb(161, 57, 5)

Shades of brown

Muddy has the hex code #A13905. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 22.4% green and 2% blue (161, 57, 5).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 94% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 97% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

Muddy (#A13905) color codes

HEX	`#A13905`
RGB	`rgb(161, 57, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 22.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 94%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 97%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 97%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 41.16, 48.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 63.57, 49.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.19, 10.517, 1.321)`
Decimal	`10565893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy, 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 #A13905	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A13905 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #A13905 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a13905; }
.text { color: #a13905; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a13905; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 57 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a13905, #a18705); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

See #A13905 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A13905?: #A13905 is a dark, vivid orange known as Muddy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy?: The RGB value is 161, 57, 5: 161 red, 57 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy?: The complementary color is #056DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A13905?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.