What color is #A66536?

#A66536 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Mai Tai. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66536?

The RGB value is 166, 101, 54: 166 red, 101 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66536?

The complementary color is #3677A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66536 color

#A66536 rgb(166, 101, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A66536 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 39.6% green and 21.2% blue (166, 101, 54).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 51% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 67% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mai Tai (#A56531), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#A66536 color codes

HEX	`#A66536`
RGB	`rgb(166, 101, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 39.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 51%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 67%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.11, 21.85, 37.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.11, 43, 59.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.047, 17.683, 5.794)`
Decimal	`10904886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66536, 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 #A66536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A66536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #A66536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66536; }
.text { color: #a66536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 101 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66536, #a69d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A66536?: #A66536 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Mai Tai. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66536?: The RGB value is 166, 101, 54: 166 red, 101 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66536?: The complementary color is #3677A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.