What color is #A15E35?

#A15E35 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A15E35?

The RGB value is 161, 94, 53: 161 red, 94 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A15E35?

The complementary color is #3578A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A15E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A15E35 color

#A15E35 rgb(161, 94, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A15E35 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 36.9% green and 20.8% blue (161, 94, 53).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 67% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Indochine (#9C5B34), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#A15E35 color codes

HEX	`#A15E35`
RGB	`rgb(161, 94, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 36.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 67%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.77, 23.57, 34.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.77, 41.95, 55.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.345, 15.841, 5.406)`
Decimal	`10575413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A15E35, 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 #A15E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A15E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #A15E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a15e35; }
.text { color: #a15e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a15e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 94 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a15e35, #a19435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A15E35?: #A15E35 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Indochine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A15E35?: The RGB value is 161, 94, 53: 161 red, 94 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A15E35?: The complementary color is #3578A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A15E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.