What color is #A6878A?

#A6878A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6878A?

The RGB value is 166, 135, 138: 166 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6878A?

The complementary color is #87A6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6878A color

#A6878A rgb(166, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6878A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (166, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A6878A color codes

HEX	`#A6878A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, 12.28, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 12.6, 13.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.977, 27.271, 27.777)`
Decimal	`10913674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6878A, 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 #A6878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A6878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6878a; }
.text { color: #a6878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6878a, #a69387); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6878A?: #A6878A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6878A?: The RGB value is 166, 135, 138: 166 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6878A?: The complementary color is #87A6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.