What color is #A68485?

#A68485 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68485?

The RGB value is 166, 132, 133: 166 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68485?

The complementary color is #84A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68485 color

#A68485 rgb(166, 132, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #A68485 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.8% green and 52.2% blue (166, 132, 133).

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

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A68485 color codes

HEX	`#A68485`
RGB	`rgb(166, 132, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 13.16, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 13.88, 18.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.211, 26.304, 25.777)`
Decimal	`10912901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68485, 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 #A68485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A68485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68485; }
.text { color: #a68485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 132 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68485, #a69484); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68485?: #A68485 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68485?: The RGB value is 166, 132, 133: 166 red, 132 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68485?: The complementary color is #84A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.