What color is #A36548?

#A36548 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36548?

The RGB value is 163, 101, 72: 163 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36548?

The complementary color is #4886A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36548 color

#A36548 rgb(163, 101, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A36548 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 39.6% green and 28.2% blue (163, 101, 72).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 39% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 56% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#A36548 color codes

HEX	`#A36548`
RGB	`rgb(163, 101, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 39.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 39%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 56%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, 21.92, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 34.63, 50.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.929, 17.564, 8.418)`
Decimal	`10708296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36548, 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 #A36548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A36548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #A36548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36548; }
.text { color: #a36548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 101 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36548, #a39348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A36548?: #A36548 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36548?: The RGB value is 163, 101, 72: 163 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36548?: The complementary color is #4886A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.