What color is #A45B4C?

#A45B4C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A45B4C?

The RGB value is 164, 91, 76: 164 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A45B4C?

The complementary color is #4C95A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A45B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A45B4C color

#A45B4C rgb(164, 91, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A45B4C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (164, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 37% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 54% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grand Canyon (#A05D4D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#A45B4C color codes

HEX	`#A45B4C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 37%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 54%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 54%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 28.29, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 35.69, 37.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.357, 15.899, 8.833)`
Decimal	`10771276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A45B4C, 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 #A45B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A45B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #A45B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a45b4c; }
.text { color: #a45b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a45b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a45b4c, #a4874c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #A45B4C?: #A45B4C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A45B4C?: The RGB value is 164, 91, 76: 164 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A45B4C?: The complementary color is #4C95A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A45B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.