What color is #A6946E?

#A6946E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6946E?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 110: 166 red, 148 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6946E?

The complementary color is #6E80A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6946E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6946E color

#A6946E rgb(166, 148, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6946E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 43.1% blue (166, 148, 110).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A6946E color codes

HEX	`#A6946E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, 0.86, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 22.59, 87.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.131, 30.414, 19.085)`
Decimal	`10916974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6946E, 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 #A6946E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6946E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A6946E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6946e; }
.text { color: #a6946e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6946e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6946e, #9ca66e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A6946E?: #A6946E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6946E?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 110: 166 red, 148 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6946E?: The complementary color is #6E80A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6946E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.