What color is #A08679?

#A08679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08679?

The RGB value is 160, 134, 121: 160 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08679?

The complementary color is #7993A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08679 color

#A08679 rgb(160, 134, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08679 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 52.5% green and 47.5% blue (160, 134, 121).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#A08679 color codes

HEX	`#A08679`
RGB	`rgb(160, 134, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 52.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 7.8, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 13.23, 53.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.474, 25.905, 21.691)`
Decimal	`10520185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08679, 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 #A08679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #A08679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08679; }
.text { color: #a08679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 134 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08679, #a09a79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A08679?: #A08679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08679?: The RGB value is 160, 134, 121: 160 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08679?: The complementary color is #7993A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.