What color is #A19069?

#A19069 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19069?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 105: 161 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19069?

The complementary color is #697AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19069 color

#A19069 rgb(161, 144, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A19069 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 41.2% blue (161, 144, 105).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A19069 color codes

HEX	`#A19069`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 0.37, 23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 23.08, 89.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.221, 28.544, 17.438)`
Decimal	`10588265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19069, 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 #A19069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #A19069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19069; }
.text { color: #a19069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19069, #96a169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A19069?: #A19069 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19069?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 105: 161 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19069?: The complementary color is #697AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.