What color is #A5340C?

#A5340C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Rusty Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5340C?

The RGB value is 165, 52, 12: 165 red, 52 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5340C?

The complementary color is #0C7DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5340C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5340C color

#A5340C rgb(165, 52, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5340C is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 20.4% green and 4.7% blue (165, 52, 12).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 86% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 93% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rusty Red (#AF2F0D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#A5340C color codes

HEX	`#A5340C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 52, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 20.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 86%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 93%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 93%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.7, 44.91, 46.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.7, 64.65, 46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.813, 10.484, 1.486)`
Decimal	`10826764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5340C, 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 #A5340C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A5340C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #A5340C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5340c; }
.text { color: #a5340c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5340c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 52 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5340c, #a5810c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

Questions

What color is #A5340C?: #A5340C is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Rusty Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5340C?: The RGB value is 165, 52, 12: 165 red, 52 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5340C?: The complementary color is #0C7DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5340C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.