What color is #A85339?

#A85339 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85339?

The RGB value is 168, 83, 57: 168 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85339?

The complementary color is #398EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85339 color

#A85339 rgb(168, 83, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A85339 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 32.5% green and 22.4% blue (168, 83, 57).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 49% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 66% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Truffle Trouble (#A35139), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#A85339 color codes

HEX	`#A85339`
RGB	`rgb(168, 83, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 32.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 49%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 66%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 66%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 32.77, 31.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 45.18, 43.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.982, 14.809, 5.676)`
Decimal	`11031353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85339, 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 #A85339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	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 #A85339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85339; }
.text { color: #a85339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 83 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85339, #a88b39); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A85339?: #A85339 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Truffle Trouble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85339?: The RGB value is 168, 83, 57: 168 red, 83 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85339?: The complementary color is #398EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.