What color is #A16751?

#A16751 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16751?

The RGB value is 161, 103, 81: 161 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16751?

The complementary color is #518BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16751 color

#A16751 rgb(161, 103, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A16751 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 40.4% green and 31.8% blue (161, 103, 81).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 50% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#A16751 color codes

HEX	`#A16751`
RGB	`rgb(161, 103, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 40.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.34, 20.79, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.34, 30.3, 46.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.035, 17.873, 10.125)`
Decimal	`10577745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16751, 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 #A16751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A16751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #A16751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16751; }
.text { color: #a16751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 103 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16751, #a18f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A16751?: #A16751 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16751?: The RGB value is 161, 103, 81: 161 red, 103 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16751?: The complementary color is #518BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.