What color is #A26861?

#A26861 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26861?

The RGB value is 162, 104, 97: 162 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26861?

The complementary color is #619BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26861?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26861 color

#A26861 rgb(162, 104, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26861 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (162, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#A26861 color codes

HEX	`#A26861`
RGB	`rgb(162, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 22.41, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 26.22, 31.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.009, 18.447, 13.708)`
Decimal	`10643553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26861, 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 #A26861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #A26861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26861; }
.text { color: #a26861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26861, #a28861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A26861?: #A26861 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26861?: The RGB value is 162, 104, 97: 162 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26861?: The complementary color is #619BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26861?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.