What color is #A6907C?

#A6907C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6907C?

The RGB value is 166, 144, 124: 166 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6907C?

The complementary color is #7C92A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6907C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6907C color

#A6907C rgb(166, 144, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6907C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.5% green and 48.6% blue (166, 144, 124).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#A6907C color codes

HEX	`#A6907C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 144, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 5.02, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 14.57, 69.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.337, 29.51, 23.215)`
Decimal	`10915964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6907C, 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 #A6907C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6907C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #A6907C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6907c; }
.text { color: #a6907c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6907c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 144 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6907c, #a6a57c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A6907C?: #A6907C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6907C?: The RGB value is 166, 144, 124: 166 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6907C?: The complementary color is #7C92A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6907C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.