What color is #A8805F?

#A8805F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8805F?

The RGB value is 168, 128, 95: 168 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8805F?

The complementary color is #5F87A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8805F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8805F color

#A8805F rgb(168, 128, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8805F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 50.2% green and 37.3% blue (168, 128, 95).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A8805F color codes

HEX	`#A8805F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 128, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 50.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 11.05, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 26.3, 65.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.934, 24.591, 14.205)`
Decimal	`11042911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8805F, 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 #A8805F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8805F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #A8805F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8805f; }
.text { color: #a8805f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8805f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 128 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8805f, #a8a55f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A8805F?: #A8805F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8805F?: The RGB value is 168, 128, 95: 168 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8805F?: The complementary color is #5F87A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8805F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.