What color is #A68885?

#A68885 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68885?

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

What is the complementary color of #A68885?

The complementary color is #85A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68885 color

#A68885 rgb(166, 136, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A68885 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 5°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#A68885 color codes

HEX	`#A68885`
RGB	`rgb(166, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, 10.9, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 12.39, 28.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.764, 27.41, 25.961)`
Decimal	`10913925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68885, 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 #A68885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #A68885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68885; }
.text { color: #a68885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68885, #a69985); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #A68885?: #A68885 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68885?: The RGB value is 166, 136, 133: 166 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68885?: The complementary color is #85A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.