What color is #A96E65?

#A96E65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96E65?

The RGB value is 169, 110, 101: 169 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96E65?

The complementary color is #65A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96E65 color

#A96E65 rgb(169, 110, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A96E65 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 43.1% green and 39.6% blue (169, 110, 101).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 40% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#A96E65 color codes

HEX	`#A96E65`
RGB	`rgb(169, 110, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 43.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 22.34, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 26.74, 33.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.288, 20.528, 14.993)`
Decimal	`11103845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96E65, 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 #A96E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #A96E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96e65; }
.text { color: #a96e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 110 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96e65, #a99065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A96E65?: #A96E65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96E65?: The RGB value is 169, 110, 101: 169 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96E65?: The complementary color is #65A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.