What color is #A69D85?

#A69D85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69D85?

The RGB value is 166, 157, 133: 166 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69D85?

The complementary color is #858EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69D85 color

#A69D85 rgb(166, 157, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69D85 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 61.6% green and 52.2% blue (166, 157, 133).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#A69D85 color codes

HEX	`#A69D85`
RGB	`rgb(166, 157, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 61.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -0.79, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 13.78, 93.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.016, 33.915, 27.045)`
Decimal	`10919301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69D85, 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 #A69D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A69D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69d85; }
.text { color: #a69d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 157 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69d85, #9fa685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A69D85?: #A69D85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69D85?: The RGB value is 166, 157, 133: 166 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69D85?: The complementary color is #858EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.