What color is #A56F68?

#A56F68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A56F68?

The RGB value is 165, 111, 104: 165 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A56F68?

The complementary color is #689EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A56F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A56F68 color

#A56F68 rgb(165, 111, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A56F68 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (165, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#A56F68 color codes

HEX	`#A56F68`
RGB	`rgb(165, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, 20.52, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 24.1, 31.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.701, 20.369, 15.777)`
Decimal	`10841960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A56F68, 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 #A56F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A56F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #A56F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a56f68; }
.text { color: #a56f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a56f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a56f68, #a58e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A56F68?: #A56F68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A56F68?: The RGB value is 165, 111, 104: 165 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A56F68?: The complementary color is #689EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A56F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.