What color is #A68076?

#A68076 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 #A68076?

The RGB value is 166, 128, 118: 166 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68076?

The complementary color is #769CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68076 color

#A68076 rgb(166, 128, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68076 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (166, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A68076 color codes

HEX	`#A68076`
RGB	`rgb(166, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, 13.16, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 17.19, 40.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.716, 24.855, 20.526)`
Decimal	`10911862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68076, 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 #A68076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A68076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68076; }
.text { color: #a68076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68076, #a69876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A68076?: #A68076 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 #A68076?: The RGB value is 166, 128, 118: 166 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68076?: The complementary color is #769CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.