What color is #A0846D?

#A0846D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0846D?

The RGB value is 160, 132, 109: 160 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0846D?

The complementary color is #6D89A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0846D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0846D color

#A0846D rgb(160, 132, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A0846D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 51.8% green and 42.7% blue (160, 132, 109).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#A0846D color codes

HEX	`#A0846D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 132, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 51.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 7.2, 16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 17.95, 66.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.509, 25.081, 17.963)`
Decimal	`10519661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0846D, 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 #A0846D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0846D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #A0846D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0846d; }
.text { color: #a0846d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0846d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 132 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0846d, #a09e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A0846D?: #A0846D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0846D?: The RGB value is 160, 132, 109: 160 red, 132 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0846D?: The complementary color is #6D89A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0846D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.