What color is #A26C64?

#A26C64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26C64?

The RGB value is 162, 108, 100: 162 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26C64?

The complementary color is #649AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26C64 color

#A26C64 rgb(162, 108, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26C64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42.4% green and 39.2% blue (162, 108, 100).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#A26C64 color codes

HEX	`#A26C64`
RGB	`rgb(162, 108, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 20.51, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 24.43, 32.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.564, 19.328, 14.596)`
Decimal	`10644580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26C64, 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 #A26C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #A26C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26c64; }
.text { color: #a26c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 108 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26c64, #a28b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A26C64?: #A26C64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26C64?: The RGB value is 162, 108, 100: 162 red, 108 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26C64?: The complementary color is #649AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.