What color is #A04612?

#A04612 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A04612?

The RGB value is 160, 70, 18: 160 red, 70 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A04612?

The complementary color is #126CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A04612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A04612 color

#A04612 rgb(160, 70, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A04612 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 27.5% green and 7.1% blue (160, 70, 18).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 89% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pepperoni (#AA4400), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#A04612 color codes

HEX	`#A04612`
RGB	`rgb(160, 70, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 27.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 89%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, 34.66, 45.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 57.39, 52.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.798, 11.9, 1.984)`
Decimal	`10503698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A04612, 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 #A04612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A04612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #A04612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a04612; }
.text { color: #a04612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a04612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 70 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a04612, #a08d12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A04612?: #A04612 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A04612?: The RGB value is 160, 70, 18: 160 red, 70 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A04612?: The complementary color is #126CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A04612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.