What color is #A08078?

#A08078 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08078?

The RGB value is 160, 128, 120: 160 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08078?

The complementary color is #7898A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08078 color

#A08078 rgb(160, 128, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08078 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (160, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#A08078 color codes

HEX	`#A08078`
RGB	`rgb(160, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, 11.05, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 14.26, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.607, 24.269, 21.101)`
Decimal	`10518648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08078, 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 #A08078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #A08078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08078; }
.text { color: #a08078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08078, #a09478); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A08078?: #A08078 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08078?: The RGB value is 160, 128, 120: 160 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08078?: The complementary color is #7898A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.