What color is #A34631?

#A34631 is a moderate red known as Toasted Paprika. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toasted Paprika?

The RGB value is 163, 70, 49: 163 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toasted Paprika?

The complementary color is #318EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A34631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toasted Paprika color: hex code #A34631

#A34631 rgb(163, 70, 49)

Shades of brown

Toasted Paprika has the hex code #A34631. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 27.5% green and 19.2% blue (163, 70, 49).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 54% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 70% yellow and 36% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

Toasted Paprika (#A34631) color codes

HEX	`#A34631`
RGB	`rgb(163, 70, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 27.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 54%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 70%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 70%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.83, 37.06, 31.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.83, 48.51, 40.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.851, 12.391, 4.357)`
Decimal	`10700337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toasted Paprika, 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 #A34631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A34631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #A34631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a34631; }
.text { color: #a34631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a34631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 70 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a34631, #a37f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A34631 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A34631?: #A34631 is a moderate red known as Toasted Paprika. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toasted Paprika?: The RGB value is 163, 70, 49: 163 red, 70 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toasted Paprika?: The complementary color is #318EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A34631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.