What color is #A25100?

#A25100 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A25100?

The RGB value is 162, 81, 0: 162 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A25100?

The complementary color is #0051A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A25100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A25100 color

#A25100 rgb(162, 81, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A25100 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 31.8% green and 0% blue (162, 81, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Warm Brown (#964E02), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#A25100 color codes

HEX	`#A25100`
RGB	`rgb(162, 81, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 31.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.61, 29.37, 52.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.61, 60.59, 61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.845, 13.568, 1.679)`
Decimal	`10637568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A25100, 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 #A25100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A25100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	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 #A25100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a25100; }
.text { color: #a25100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a25100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 81 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a25100, #a2a200); }

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Questions

What color is #A25100?: #A25100 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Warm Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A25100?: The RGB value is 162, 81, 0: 162 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A25100?: The complementary color is #0051A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A25100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.