What color is #A16B55?

#A16B55 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 #A16B55?

The RGB value is 161, 107, 85: 161 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16B55?

The complementary color is #558BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16B55 color

#A16B55 rgb(161, 107, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A16B55 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 42% green and 33.3% blue (161, 107, 85).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 47% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#A16B55 color codes

HEX	`#A16B55`
RGB	`rgb(161, 107, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 42%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 47%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 18.93, 21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 28.36, 48.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.596, 18.75, 11.074)`
Decimal	`10578773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16B55, 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 #A16B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #A16B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16b55; }
.text { color: #a16b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 107 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16b55, #a19155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A16B55?: #A16B55 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 #A16B55?: The RGB value is 161, 107, 85: 161 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16B55?: The complementary color is #558BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.