What color is #A68E65?

#A68E65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68E65?

The RGB value is 166, 142, 101: 166 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68E65?

The complementary color is #657DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68E65 color

#A68E65 rgb(166, 142, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68E65 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 55.7% green and 39.6% blue (166, 142, 101).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Iced Coffee (#AA895D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#A68E65 color codes

HEX	`#A68E65`
RGB	`rgb(166, 142, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 55.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, 3.06, 25.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 25.38, 83.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.749, 28.394, 16.328)`
Decimal	`10915429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68E65, 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 #A68E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #A68E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68e65; }
.text { color: #a68e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 142 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68e65, #9ea665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A68E65?: #A68E65 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Iced Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68E65?: The RGB value is 166, 142, 101: 166 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68E65?: The complementary color is #657DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.