What color is #A68969?

#A68969 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68969?

The RGB value is 166, 137, 105: 166 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68969?

The complementary color is #6986A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68969 color

#A68969 rgb(166, 137, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68969 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 53.7% green and 41.2% blue (166, 137, 105).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#A68969 color codes

HEX	`#A68969`
RGB	`rgb(166, 137, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 53.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 6.34, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 22.22, 73.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.222, 27.019, 17.143)`
Decimal	`10914153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68969, 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 #A68969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #A68969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68969; }
.text { color: #a68969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 137 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68969, #a4a669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A68969?: #A68969 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68969?: The RGB value is 166, 137, 105: 166 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68969?: The complementary color is #6986A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.