What color is #A6837E?

#A6837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6837E?

The RGB value is 166, 131, 126: 166 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6837E?

The complementary color is #7EA1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6837E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6837E color

#A6837E rgb(166, 131, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6837E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (166, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A6837E color codes

HEX	`#A6837E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 12.64, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 14.86, 31.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.608, 25.847, 23.269)`
Decimal	`10912638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6837E, 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 #A6837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6837E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A6837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6837e; }
.text { color: #a6837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6837e, #a6977e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6837E?: #A6837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6837E?: The RGB value is 166, 131, 126: 166 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6837E?: The complementary color is #7EA1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6837E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.