What color is #A0887B?

#A0887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0887B?

The RGB value is 160, 136, 123: 160 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0887B?

The complementary color is #7B93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0887B color

#A0887B rgb(160, 136, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0887B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (160, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% 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 6.3:1).

#A0887B color codes

HEX	`#A0887B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, 6.97, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 12.48, 56.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.877, 26.513, 22.437)`
Decimal	`10520699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0887B, 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 #A0887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #A0887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0887b; }
.text { color: #a0887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0887b, #a09b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0887B?: #A0887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0887B?: The RGB value is 160, 136, 123: 160 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0887B?: The complementary color is #7B93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.