What color is #A95D36?

#A95D36 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A95D36?

The RGB value is 169, 93, 54: 169 red, 93 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A95D36?

The complementary color is #3682A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A95D36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A95D36 color

#A95D36 rgb(169, 93, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A95D36 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 36.5% green and 21.2% blue (169, 93, 54).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 52% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 68% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Monument Valley (#AD5C34), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#A95D36 color codes

HEX	`#A95D36`
RGB	`rgb(169, 93, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 36.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 52%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 68%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.67, 27.58, 35.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.67, 44.95, 52.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.944, 16.532, 5.577)`
Decimal	`11099446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A95D36, 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 #A95D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A95D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #A95D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a95d36; }
.text { color: #a95d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a95d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 93 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a95d36, #a99636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A95D36?: #A95D36 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A95D36?: The RGB value is 169, 93, 54: 169 red, 93 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A95D36?: The complementary color is #3682A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A95D36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.