What color is #A68588?

#A68588 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68588?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 136: 166 red, 133 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68588?

The complementary color is #85A6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68588 color

#A68588 rgb(166, 133, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #A68588 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 53.3% blue (166, 133, 136).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#A68588 color codes

HEX	`#A68588`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 13.08, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 13.46, 13.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.557, 26.661, 26.93)`
Decimal	`10913160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68588, 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 #A68588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #A68588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68588; }
.text { color: #a68588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68588, #a69385); }

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Questions

What color is #A68588?: #A68588 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68588?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 136: 166 red, 133 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68588?: The complementary color is #85A6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.