What color is #A04B38?

#A04B38 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Picante. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A04B38?

The RGB value is 160, 75, 56: 160 red, 75 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A04B38?

The complementary color is #388DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A04B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A04B38 color

#A04B38 rgb(160, 75, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A04B38 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 29.4% green and 22% blue (160, 75, 56).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 48% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 65% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Picante (#A04933), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#A04B38 color codes

HEX	`#A04B38`
RGB	`rgb(160, 75, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 29.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 48%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 65%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 65%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 33.74, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 43.76, 39.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.729, 12.793, 5.276)`
Decimal	`10505016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A04B38, 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 #A04B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A04B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #A04B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a04b38; }
.text { color: #a04b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a04b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 75 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a04b38, #a07f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A04B38?: #A04B38 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Picante. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A04B38?: The RGB value is 160, 75, 56: 160 red, 75 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A04B38?: The complementary color is #388DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A04B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.