What color is #A68384?

#A68384 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68384?

The RGB value is 166, 131, 132: 166 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68384?

The complementary color is #83A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68384 color

#A68384 rgb(166, 131, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #A68384 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (166, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#A68384 color codes

HEX	`#A68384`
RGB	`rgb(166, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, 13.57, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 14.32, 18.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.007, 26.007, 25.37)`
Decimal	`10912644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68384, 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 #A68384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #A68384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68384; }
.text { color: #a68384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68384, #a69383); }

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Questions

What color is #A68384?: #A68384 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68384?: The RGB value is 166, 131, 132: 166 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68384?: The complementary color is #83A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.