What color is #A48364?

#A48364 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48364?

The RGB value is 164, 131, 100: 164 red, 131 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48364?

The complementary color is #6485A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48364 color

#A48364 rgb(164, 131, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48364 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51.4% green and 39.2% blue (164, 131, 100).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#A48364 color codes

HEX	`#A48364`
RGB	`rgb(164, 131, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 8.26, 21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 23.09, 69.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.727, 25.047, 15.533)`
Decimal	`10781540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48364, 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 #A48364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #A48364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48364; }
.text { color: #a48364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 131 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48364, #a4a364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48364?: #A48364 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48364?: The RGB value is 164, 131, 100: 164 red, 131 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48364?: The complementary color is #6485A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.