What color is #A16C59?

#A16C59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16C59?

The RGB value is 161, 108, 89: 161 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16C59?

The complementary color is #598EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16C59 color

#A16C59 rgb(161, 108, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A16C59 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 42.4% green and 34.9% blue (161, 108, 89).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 45% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hazelnut (#A8715A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#A16C59 color codes

HEX	`#A16C59`
RGB	`rgb(161, 108, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 42.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 45%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 45%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 18.79, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 26.88, 45.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.865, 19.025, 11.97)`
Decimal	`10579033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16C59, 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 #A16C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #A16C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16c59; }
.text { color: #a16c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 108 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16c59, #a19059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A16C59?: #A16C59 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16C59?: The RGB value is 161, 108, 89: 161 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16C59?: The complementary color is #598EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.