What color is #A26141?

#A26141 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Vintage Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26141?

The RGB value is 162, 97, 65: 162 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26141?

The complementary color is #4182A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26141 color

#A26141 rgb(162, 97, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26141 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 38% green and 25.5% blue (162, 97, 65).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Copper (#9D5F46), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#A26141 color codes

HEX	`#A26141`
RGB	`rgb(162, 97, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 38%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 60%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 23.17, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 37.33, 51.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.131, 16.614, 7.147)`
Decimal	`10641729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26141, 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 #A26141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A26141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #A26141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26141; }
.text { color: #a26141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 97 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26141, #a29241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A26141?: #A26141 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Vintage Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26141?: The RGB value is 162, 97, 65: 162 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26141?: The complementary color is #4182A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.