What color is #A66C57?

#A66C57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A66C57?

The RGB value is 166, 108, 87: 166 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A66C57?

The complementary color is #5791A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A66C57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A66C57 color

#A66C57 rgb(166, 108, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A66C57 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 42.4% green and 34.1% blue (166, 108, 87).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 48% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hazelnut (#A8715A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#A66C57 color codes

HEX	`#A66C57`
RGB	`rgb(166, 108, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 42.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 48%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 48%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, 20.66, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 29.65, 45.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.81, 19.522, 11.582)`
Decimal	`10906711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A66C57, 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 #A66C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A66C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #A66C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a66c57; }
.text { color: #a66c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a66c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 108 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a66c57, #a69357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A66C57?: #A66C57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A66C57?: The RGB value is 166, 108, 87: 166 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A66C57?: The complementary color is #5791A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A66C57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.