What color is #A26C5B?

#A26C5B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26C5B?

The RGB value is 162, 108, 91: 162 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26C5B?

The complementary color is #5B91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26C5B color

#A26C5B rgb(162, 108, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26C5B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42.4% green and 35.7% blue (162, 108, 91).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 44% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#A26C5B color codes

HEX	`#A26C5B`
RGB	`rgb(162, 108, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 44%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 19.43, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 26.69, 43.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.152, 19.163, 12.428)`
Decimal	`10644571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26C5B, 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 #A26C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #A26C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26c5b; }
.text { color: #a26c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 108 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26c5b, #a2905b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A26C5B?: #A26C5B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26C5B?: The RGB value is 162, 108, 91: 162 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26C5B?: The complementary color is #5B91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.