What color is #A04933?

#A04933 is a moderate red known as Picante. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Picante?

The RGB value is 160, 73, 51: 160 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Picante?

The complementary color is #338AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A04933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Picante color: hex code #A04933

#A04933 rgb(160, 73, 51)

Shades of brown

Picante has the hex code #A04933. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 28.6% green and 20% blue (160, 73, 51).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 52% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 68% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

Picante (#A04933) color codes

HEX	`#A04933`
RGB	`rgb(160, 73, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 28.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 52%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 68%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 68%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 34.47, 30.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 45.82, 41.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.479, 12.48, 4.62)`
Decimal	`10504499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Picante, 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 #A04933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A04933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #A04933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a04933; }
.text { color: #a04933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a04933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 73 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a04933, #a07f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A04933 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A04933?: #A04933 is a moderate red known as Picante. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Picante?: The RGB value is 160, 73, 51: 160 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Picante?: The complementary color is #338AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A04933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.