What color is #A26F41?

#A26F41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A26F41?

The RGB value is 162, 111, 65: 162 red, 111 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26F41?

The complementary color is #4174A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26F41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26F41 color

#A26F41 rgb(162, 111, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A26F41 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 43.5% green and 25.5% blue (162, 111, 65).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Eagle (#A26C36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#A26F41 color codes

HEX	`#A26F41`
RGB	`rgb(162, 111, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 43.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 60%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 60%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 15.23, 33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 36.74, 65.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.54, 19.434, 7.617)`
Decimal	`10645313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26F41, 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 #A26F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #A26F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26f41; }
.text { color: #a26f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 111 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26f41, #a29f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A26F41?: #A26F41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A26F41?: The RGB value is 162, 111, 65: 162 red, 111 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26F41?: The complementary color is #4174A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26F41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.