What color is #A48E6A?

#A48E6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48E6A?

The RGB value is 164, 142, 106: 164 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48E6A?

The complementary color is #6A80A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48E6A color

#A48E6A rgb(164, 142, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48E6A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.7% green and 41.6% blue (164, 142, 106).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 35% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#A48E6A color codes

HEX	`#A48E6A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 142, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 55.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 35%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, 2.85, 22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 22.43, 82.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.585, 28.28, 17.638)`
Decimal	`10784362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48E6A, 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 #A48E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #A48E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48e6a; }
.text { color: #a48e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 142 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48e6a, #9da46a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A48E6A?: #A48E6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48E6A?: The RGB value is 164, 142, 106: 164 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48E6A?: The complementary color is #6A80A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.