What color is #A69480?

#A69480 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69480?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 128: 166 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69480?

The complementary color is #8092A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69480 color

#A69480 rgb(166, 148, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69480 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (166, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#A69480 color codes

HEX	`#A69480`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 3.4, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 13.46, 75.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.212, 30.846, 24.78)`
Decimal	`10916992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69480, 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 #A69480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #A69480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69480; }
.text { color: #a69480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69480, #a5a680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A69480?: #A69480 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69480?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 128: 166 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69480?: The complementary color is #8092A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.