#a46e49 Color Information

#a46e49 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a46e49. In RGB, it consists of 64.3% Red, 43.1% Green, and 28.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 55.5% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 24.4°, with saturation of 38.4% and lightness of 46.5%. The decimal value for #a46e49 is 10776137, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a46e49 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a46e49 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color164, 110, 73 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.3%, 43.1%, 28.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.357, 0.569, 0.714 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.329, 0.555, 0.357 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color24.4°, 38.4%, 46.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color24.4°, 55.5%, 64.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.088, 19.525, 8.908 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color164, 135, 73 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10776137 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.296, 17.335, 29.205 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.296, 33.963, 59.308 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.296, 40.502, 30.643 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.188, 11.900, 18.979 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.437, 0.386, 19.525 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288966217 / 0xffa46e49 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996633 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a46e49

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a46e49, its pure hue is 24.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.4%, and its lightness is 46.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a46e49, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150e09 to #906040.

Tints of #a46e49

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a46e49, its pure hue is 24.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.4%, and its lightness is 46.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a46e49, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #af8060 to #f4ede8.

Tones of #a46e49

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a46e49, its pure hue is 24.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a46e49, which range from #777777 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ed6000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a46e49

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a46e49! For #a46e49, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a46e49. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a46e49

This color, #a46e49, consists of 64.3% Red, 43.1% Green, and 28.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 164, Green = 110, Blue = 73. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a46e49 is 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 55.5% Yellow, and 35.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.3%
C0.0%
G43.1%
M32.9%
B28.6%
Y55.5%
K35.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 164 110 73
Octal 244 156 111
Hexa #a4 #6e #49
Binary 10100100 01101110 01001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 32 55 35
Octal 0 40 67 43
Hexa #00 #20 #37 #23
Binary 00000000 00100000 00110111 00100011

Analogous Colors of #a46e49

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a46e49 — which has hue 24.4° — its analogous colors are located at 24.4° and 354.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a46e49.

Triadic Colors of #a46e49

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a46e49 — which has hue 24.4° — its triadic colors are located at 24.4° and 264.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a46e49.

Complementary Color of #a46e49

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a46e49 — which has hue 24.4° — its complementary color is located at 204.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a46e49.

Split Complementary Colors of #a46e49

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a46e49 — which has hue 24.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 24.4° and 234.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a46e49.

Tetradic Colors of #a46e49

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a46e49 — which has hue 24.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 294.4°, 24.4°, 114.4°, and 204.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a46e49.

Monochromatic Colors of #a46e49

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a46e49, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #473930 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dea985 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a46e49

We want to make getting started with #a46e49 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a46e49 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a46e49 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a46e49 with other HTML elements.

#a46e49 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a46e49.
<span style="color: #a46e49;">The color of this text is #a46e49.</span>

#a46e49 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a46e49.
<div style="background-color: #a46e49; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a46e49.</div>

#a46e49 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a46e49.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a46e49;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a46e49.</span>

#a46e49 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a46e49.
<div style="border: #a46e49 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a46e49.</div>

#a46e49 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a46e49 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a46e49; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a46e49 on a white background.</div></div>

#a46e49 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a46e49 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a46e49; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a46e49 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a46e49 to White

This is a gradient from #a46e49 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a46e49,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a46e49 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a46e49 to Black

This is a gradient from #a46e49 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a46e49,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a46e49,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a46e49 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a46e49

In addition to using #a46e49 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a46e49 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a46e49, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 164, Green = 110, Blue = 73). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a46e49 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a46e49
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(164, 110, 73)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a46e49; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a46e49; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a46e49; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(164, 110, 73);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a46e49")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:164, green:110, blue:73, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:164 green:110 blue:73 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(164f, 110f, 73f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(164, 110, 73);
 

#a46e49 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a46e49 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a46e49 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a46e49 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a46e49 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a46e49 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a46e49 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a46e49 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a46e49 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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