What color is #A6523A?

#A6523A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6523A?

The RGB value is 166, 82, 58: 166 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6523A?

The complementary color is #3A8EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6523A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6523A color

#A6523A rgb(166, 82, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6523A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 32.2% green and 22.7% blue (166, 82, 58).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 65% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Truffle Trouble (#A35139), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#A6523A color codes

HEX	`#A6523A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 82, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 32.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 65%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, 32.57, 29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 44.18, 42.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.509, 14.449, 5.764)`
Decimal	`10900026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6523A, 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 #A6523A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A6523A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #A6523A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6523a; }
.text { color: #a6523a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6523a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 82 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6523a, #a6883a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A6523A?: #A6523A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6523A?: The RGB value is 166, 82, 58: 166 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6523A?: The complementary color is #3A8EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6523A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.