What color is #A67668?

#A67668 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67668?

The RGB value is 166, 118, 104: 166 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67668?

The complementary color is #6898A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67668 color

#A67668 rgb(166, 118, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67668 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 46.3% green and 40.8% blue (166, 118, 104).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#A67668 color codes

HEX	`#A67668`
RGB	`rgb(166, 118, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 46.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 16.95, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 22.77, 41.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.704, 22.065, 16.052)`
Decimal	`10909288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67668, 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 #A67668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #A67668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67668; }
.text { color: #a67668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 118 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67668, #a69568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A67668?: #A67668 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67668?: The RGB value is 166, 118, 104: 166 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67668?: The complementary color is #6898A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.