What color is #A69781?

#A69781 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69781?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 129: 166 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69781?

The complementary color is #8190A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69781 color

#A69781 rgb(166, 151, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69781 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 50.6% blue (166, 151, 129).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#A69781 color codes

HEX	`#A69781`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, 1.89, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 13.74, 82.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.755, 31.826, 25.288)`
Decimal	`10917761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69781, 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 #A69781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #A69781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69781; }
.text { color: #a69781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69781, #a3a681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A69781?: #A69781 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69781?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 129: 166 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69781?: The complementary color is #8190A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.