What color is #A48D86?

#A48D86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48D86?

The RGB value is 164, 141, 134: 164 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48D86?

The complementary color is #869DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48D86 color

#A48D86 rgb(164, 141, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48D86 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (164, 141, 134).

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

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A48D86 color codes

HEX	`#A48D86`
RGB	`rgb(164, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 7.47, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 10.18, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.138, 28.664, 26.548)`
Decimal	`10784134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48D86, 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 #A48D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #A48D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48d86; }
.text { color: #a48d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48d86, #a49c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48D86?: #A48D86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48D86?: The RGB value is 164, 141, 134: 164 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48D86?: The complementary color is #869DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.