What color is #A26F25?

#A26F25 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Inca Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26F25?

The RGB value is 162, 111, 37: 162 red, 111 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26F25?

The complementary color is #2558A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26F25?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26F25 color

#A26F25 rgb(162, 111, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26F25 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 43.5% green and 14.5% blue (162, 111, 37).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 63% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 77% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inca Gold (#AA6D28), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#A26F25 color codes

HEX	`#A26F25`
RGB	`rgb(162, 111, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 43.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 63%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 77%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 77%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 13.51, 46.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 48.88, 73.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.92, 19.186, 4.351)`
Decimal	`10645285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26F25, 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 #A26F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #A26F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26f25; }
.text { color: #a26f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 111 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26f25, #97a225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A26F25?: #A26F25 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Inca Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26F25?: The RGB value is 162, 111, 37: 162 red, 111 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26F25?: The complementary color is #2558A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26F25?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.