What color is #A3654E?

#A3654E 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 #A3654E?

The RGB value is 163, 101, 78: 163 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3654E?

The complementary color is #4E8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3654E color

#A3654E rgb(163, 101, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3654E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (163, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 35% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 52% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#A3654E color codes

HEX	`#A3654E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 35%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 52%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 52%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, 22.47, 23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 32.49, 46.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.134, 17.646, 9.499)`
Decimal	`10708302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3654E, 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 #A3654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A3654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #A3654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3654e; }
.text { color: #a3654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3654e, #a3904e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A3654E?: #A3654E 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 #A3654E?: The RGB value is 163, 101, 78: 163 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3654E?: The complementary color is #4E8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.