What color is #A14A2B?

#A14A2B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Coco Muck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A14A2B?

The RGB value is 161, 74, 43: 161 red, 74 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A14A2B?

The complementary color is #2B82A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A14A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A14A2B color

#A14A2B rgb(161, 74, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A14A2B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 29% green and 16.9% blue (161, 74, 43).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 58% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 73% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Coco Muck (#994A25), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#A14A2B color codes

HEX	`#A14A2B`
RGB	`rgb(161, 74, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 29%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 58%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, 33.9, 35.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 48.75, 45.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.584, 12.651, 3.801)`
Decimal	`10570283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A14A2B, 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 #A14A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A14A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #A14A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a14a2b; }
.text { color: #a14a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a14a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 74 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a14a2b, #a1852b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A14A2B?: #A14A2B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Coco Muck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A14A2B?: The RGB value is 161, 74, 43: 161 red, 74 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A14A2B?: The complementary color is #2B82A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A14A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.