What color is #A67D78?

#A67D78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67D78?

The RGB value is 166, 125, 120: 166 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67D78?

The complementary color is #78A1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67D78 color

#A67D78 rgb(166, 125, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67D78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49% green and 47.1% blue (166, 125, 120).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#A67D78 color codes

HEX	`#A67D78`
RGB	`rgb(166, 125, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 15.15, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 17.57, 30.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.45, 24.132, 21.03)`
Decimal	`10911096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67D78, 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 #A67D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #A67D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67d78; }
.text { color: #a67d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 125 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67d78, #a69478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A67D78?: #A67D78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67D78?: The RGB value is 166, 125, 120: 166 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67D78?: The complementary color is #78A1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.