What color is #A65C4E?

#A65C4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A65C4E?

The RGB value is 166, 92, 78: 166 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A65C4E?

The complementary color is #4E98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A65C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A65C4E color

#A65C4E rgb(166, 92, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A65C4E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (166, 92, 78).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 36% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 53% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Grand Canyon (#A05D4D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#A65C4E color codes

HEX	`#A65C4E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 92, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 36.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 36%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 53%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 53%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, 28.73, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 35.8, 36.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.93, 16.313, 9.253)`
Decimal	`10902606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A65C4E, 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 #A65C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A65C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #A65C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a65c4e; }
.text { color: #a65c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a65c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 92 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a65c4e, #a6884e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #A65C4E?: #A65C4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A65C4E?: The RGB value is 166, 92, 78: 166 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A65C4E?: The complementary color is #4E98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A65C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.