What color is #A85543?

#A85543 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85543?

The RGB value is 168, 85, 67: 168 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85543?

The complementary color is #4396A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85543 color

#A85543 rgb(168, 85, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A85543 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 33.3% green and 26.3% blue (168, 85, 67).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 43% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 60% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hot Sauce (#AB4F41), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#A85543 color codes

HEX	`#A85543`
RGB	`rgb(168, 85, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 33.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 43%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 60%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 60%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.95, 32.41, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.95, 41.57, 38.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.412, 15.229, 7.174)`
Decimal	`11031875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85543, 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 #A85543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #A85543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85543; }
.text { color: #a85543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 85 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85543, #a88743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #A85543?: #A85543 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85543?: The RGB value is 168, 85, 67: 168 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85543?: The complementary color is #4396A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.