What color is #A68B70?

#A68B70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68B70?

The RGB value is 166, 139, 112: 166 red, 139 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68B70?

The complementary color is #708BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68B70 color

#A68B70 rgb(166, 139, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68B70 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.5% green and 43.9% blue (166, 139, 112).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A68B70 color codes

HEX	`#A68B70`
RGB	`rgb(166, 139, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, 6.13, 18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 19.27, 71.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.884, 27.743, 19.212)`
Decimal	`10914672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68B70, 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 #A68B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #A68B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68b70; }
.text { color: #a68b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 139 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68b70, #a6a670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A68B70?: #A68B70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68B70?: The RGB value is 166, 139, 112: 166 red, 139 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68B70?: The complementary color is #708BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.