What color is #A6876F?

#A6876F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6876F?

The RGB value is 166, 135, 111: 166 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6876F?

The complementary color is #6F8EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6876F color

#A6876F rgb(166, 135, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6876F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (166, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#A6876F color codes

HEX	`#A6876F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, 8.24, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 19.22, 64.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.26, 26.584, 18.731)`
Decimal	`10913647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6876F, 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 #A6876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #A6876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6876f; }
.text { color: #a6876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6876f, #a6a36f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A6876F?: #A6876F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6876F?: The RGB value is 166, 135, 111: 166 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6876F?: The complementary color is #6F8EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.