What color is #A96951?

#A96951 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 #A96951?

The RGB value is 169, 105, 81: 169 red, 105 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96951?

The complementary color is #5191A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96951 color

#A96951 rgb(169, 105, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A96951 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 41.2% green and 31.8% blue (169, 105, 81).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 52% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hot Cacao (#A5694F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#A96951 color codes

HEX	`#A96951`
RGB	`rgb(169, 105, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 41.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 52%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 52%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 23.01, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 33.4, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.9, 19.134, 10.27)`
Decimal	`11102545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96951, 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 #A96951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #A96951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96951; }
.text { color: #a96951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 105 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96951, #a99551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A96951?: #A96951 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 #A96951?: The RGB value is 169, 105, 81: 169 red, 105 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96951?: The complementary color is #5191A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.