What color is #A18162?

#A18162 is a desaturated orange known as Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mulled Cider?

The RGB value is 161, 129, 98: 161 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mulled Cider?

The complementary color is #6282A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mulled Cider color: hex code #A18162

#A18162 rgb(161, 129, 98)

Shades of brown

Mulled Cider has the hex code #A18162. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (161, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

Mulled Cider (#A18162) color codes

HEX	`#A18162`
RGB	`rgb(161, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, 7.89, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 22.88, 69.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.754, 24.161, 14.913)`
Decimal	`10584418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mulled Cider, 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 #A18162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A18162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18162; }
.text { color: #a18162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18162, #a1a062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #A18162 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A18162?: #A18162 is a desaturated orange known as Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mulled Cider?: The RGB value is 161, 129, 98: 161 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mulled Cider?: The complementary color is #6282A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.