What color is #A6987D?

#A6987D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6987D?

The RGB value is 166, 152, 125: 166 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6987D?

The complementary color is #7D8BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6987D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6987D color

#A6987D rgb(166, 152, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6987D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.6% green and 49% blue (166, 152, 125).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#A6987D color codes

HEX	`#A6987D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, 0.74, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 16.12, 87.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.656, 32.045, 23.968)`
Decimal	`10918013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6987D, 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 #A6987D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6987D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #A6987D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6987d; }
.text { color: #a6987d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6987d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6987d, #a0a67d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A6987D?: #A6987D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6987D?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 125: 166 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6987D?: The complementary color is #7D8BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6987D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.