What color is #A66A54?

#A66A54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66A54?

The RGB value is 166, 106, 84: 166 red, 106 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66A54?

The complementary color is #5490A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66A54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66A54 color

#A66A54 rgb(166, 106, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A66A54 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.6% green and 32.9% blue (166, 106, 84).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#A66A54 color codes

HEX	`#A66A54`
RGB	`rgb(166, 106, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 41.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 21.49, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 30.96, 46.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.481, 19.057, 10.88)`
Decimal	`10906196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66A54, 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 #A66A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #A66A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66a54; }
.text { color: #a66a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 106 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66a54, #a69354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A66A54?: #A66A54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66A54?: The RGB value is 166, 106, 84: 166 red, 106 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66A54?: The complementary color is #5490A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66A54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.