What color is #A67253?

#A67253 is a desaturated orange known as Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pecan?

The RGB value is 166, 114, 83: 166 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pecan?

The complementary color is #5387A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pecan color: hex code #A67253

#A67253 rgb(166, 114, 83)

Shades of brown

Pecan has the hex code #A67253. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (166, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

Pecan (#A67253) color codes

HEX	`#A67253`
RGB	`rgb(166, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, 16.86, 25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 30.48, 56.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.306, 20.768, 10.963)`
Decimal	`10908243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pecan, 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 #A67253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #A67253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67253; }
.text { color: #a67253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67253, #a69c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #A67253 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A67253?: #A67253 is a desaturated orange known as Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pecan?: The RGB value is 166, 114, 83: 166 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pecan?: The complementary color is #5387A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.