What color is #A08060?

#A08060 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08060?

The RGB value is 160, 128, 96: 160 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08060?

The complementary color is #6080A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08060 color

#A08060 rgb(160, 128, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08060 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 50.2% green and 37.6% blue (160, 128, 96).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#A08060 color codes

HEX	`#A08060`
RGB	`rgb(160, 128, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 50.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 7.79, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 23.38, 70.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.328, 23.758, 14.368)`
Decimal	`10518624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08060, 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 #A08060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #A08060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08060; }
.text { color: #a08060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 128 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08060, #a0a060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A08060?: #A08060 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08060?: The RGB value is 160, 128, 96: 160 red, 128 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08060?: The complementary color is #6080A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.