What color is #A86C55?

#A86C55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86C55?

The RGB value is 168, 108, 85: 168 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86C55?

The complementary color is #5591A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86C55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86C55 color

#A86C55 rgb(168, 108, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A86C55 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (168, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 49% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#A86C55 color codes

HEX	`#A86C55`
RGB	`rgb(168, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 49%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 49%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, 21.29, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 31.15, 46.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.152, 19.708, 11.177)`
Decimal	`11037781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86C55, 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 #A86C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	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 #A86C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86c55; }
.text { color: #a86c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86c55, #a89655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A86C55?: #A86C55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Cacao. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86C55?: The RGB value is 168, 108, 85: 168 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86C55?: The complementary color is #5591A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86C55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.