What color is #A4856D?

#A4856D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4856D?

The RGB value is 164, 133, 109: 164 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4856D?

The complementary color is #6D8CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4856D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4856D color

#A4856D rgb(164, 133, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4856D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.2% green and 42.7% blue (164, 133, 109).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#A4856D color codes

HEX	`#A4856D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 133, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, 8.28, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 19.28, 64.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.458, 25.773, 18.046)`
Decimal	`10782061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4856D, 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 #A4856D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4856D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #A4856D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4856d; }
.text { color: #a4856d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4856d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 133 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4856d, #a4a16d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A4856D?: #A4856D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4856D?: The RGB value is 164, 133, 109: 164 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4856D?: The complementary color is #6D8CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4856D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.