What color is #A4868A?

#A4868A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4868A?

The RGB value is 164, 134, 138: 164 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4868A?

The complementary color is #86A4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4868A color

#A4868A rgb(164, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4868A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (164, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A4868A color codes

HEX	`#A4868A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, 12.08, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 12.27, 10.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.422, 26.779, 27.711)`
Decimal	`10782346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4868A, 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 #A4868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A4868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4868a; }
.text { color: #a4868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4868a, #a49186); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4868A?: #A4868A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4868A?: The RGB value is 164, 134, 138: 164 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4868A?: The complementary color is #86A4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.