What color is #A1876A?

#A1876A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1876A?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 106: 161 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1876A?

The complementary color is #6A84A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1876A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1876A color

#A1876A rgb(161, 135, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A1876A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 41.6% blue (161, 135, 106).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#A1876A color codes

HEX	`#A1876A`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 5.52, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 20.07, 74.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.964, 25.947, 17.273)`
Decimal	`10585962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1876A, 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 #A1876A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1876A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #A1876A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1876a; }
.text { color: #a1876a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1876a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1876a, #a0a16a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A1876A?: #A1876A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1876A?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 106: 161 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1876A?: The complementary color is #6A84A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1876A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.