What color is #A6806F?

#A6806F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6806F?

The RGB value is 166, 128, 111: 166 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6806F?

The complementary color is #6F95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6806F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6806F color

#A6806F rgb(166, 128, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6806F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green and 43.5% blue (166, 128, 111).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#A6806F color codes

HEX	`#A6806F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 128, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, 12.19, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 19.23, 50.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.315, 24.694, 18.416)`
Decimal	`10911855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6806F, 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 #A6806F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6806F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #A6806F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6806f; }
.text { color: #a6806f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6806f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 128 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6806f, #a69c6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6806F?: #A6806F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6806F?: The RGB value is 166, 128, 111: 166 red, 128 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6806F?: The complementary color is #6F95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6806F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.