What color is #A1675E?

#A1675E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1675E?

The RGB value is 161, 103, 94: 161 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1675E?

The complementary color is #5E98A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1675E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1675E color

#A1675E rgb(161, 103, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A1675E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (161, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 42% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#A1675E color codes

HEX	`#A1675E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 42%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 42%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, 22.21, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 26.67, 33.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.57, 18.087, 12.943)`
Decimal	`10577758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1675E, 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 #A1675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A1675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #A1675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1675e; }
.text { color: #a1675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1675e, #a1895e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A1675E?: #A1675E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1675E?: The RGB value is 161, 103, 94: 161 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1675E?: The complementary color is #5E98A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1675E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.