What color is #A35139?

#A35139 is a desaturated red known as Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A35139?

The RGB value is 163, 81, 57: 163 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A35139?

The complementary color is #398BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A35139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A35139 color

#A35139 rgb(163, 81, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A35139 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 31.8% green and 22.4% blue (163, 81, 57).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 48% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 65% yellow and 36% black.

This exact color is also called Truffle Trouble.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#A35139 color codes

HEX	`#A35139`
RGB	`rgb(163, 81, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 31.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 48%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 65%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.19, 31.82, 29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.19, 43.39, 42.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.787, 13.969, 5.577)`
Decimal	`10703161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A35139, 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 #A35139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A35139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	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 #A35139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a35139; }
.text { color: #a35139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a35139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 81 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a35139, #a38639); }

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Questions

What color is #A35139?: #A35139 is a desaturated red known as Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A35139?: The RGB value is 163, 81, 57: 163 red, 81 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A35139?: The complementary color is #398BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A35139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.