What color is #A5400D?

#A5400D is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Donkey Kong. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5400D?

The RGB value is 165, 64, 13: 165 red, 64 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5400D?

The complementary color is #0D72A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5400D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5400D color

#A5400D rgb(165, 64, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5400D is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 25.1% green and 5.1% blue (165, 64, 13).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 85% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 92% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Donkey Kong (#AB4210), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#A5400D color codes

HEX	`#A5400D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 64, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 25.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 85%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 92%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 92%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 39.51, 47.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 61.88, 50.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.425, 11.698, 1.721)`
Decimal	`10829837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5400D, 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 #A5400D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A5400D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #A5400D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5400d; }
.text { color: #a5400d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5400d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 64 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5400d, #a58c0d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5400D?: #A5400D is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Donkey Kong. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5400D?: The RGB value is 165, 64, 13: 165 red, 64 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5400D?: The complementary color is #0D72A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5400D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.