What color is #A68044?

#A68044 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68044?

The RGB value is 166, 128, 68: 166 red, 128 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68044?

The complementary color is #446AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68044?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68044 color

#A68044 rgb(166, 128, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68044 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green and 26.7% blue (166, 128, 68).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 59% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hamster Fur (#A6814C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#A68044 color codes

HEX	`#A68044`
RGB	`rgb(166, 128, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 59%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 59%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, 7.6, 37.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 38.5, 78.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.49, 23.964, 8.803)`
Decimal	`10911812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68044, 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 #A68044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #A68044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68044; }
.text { color: #a68044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 128 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68044, #9ba644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A68044?: #A68044 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68044?: The RGB value is 166, 128, 68: 166 red, 128 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68044?: The complementary color is #446AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68044?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.