What color is #A6867F?

#A6867F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6867F?

The RGB value is 166, 134, 127: 166 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6867F?

The complementary color is #7F9FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6867F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6867F color

#A6867F rgb(166, 134, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A6867F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.5% green and 49.8% blue (166, 134, 127).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A6867F color codes

HEX	`#A6867F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 134, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 11.09, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 13.9, 37.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.082, 26.691, 23.747)`
Decimal	`10913407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6867F, 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 #A6867F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6867F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #A6867F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6867f; }
.text { color: #a6867f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6867f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 134 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6867f, #a69a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A6867F?: #A6867F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6867F?: The RGB value is 166, 134, 127: 166 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6867F?: The complementary color is #7F9FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6867F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.