What color is #A68B7F?

#A68B7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68B7F?

The RGB value is 166, 139, 127: 166 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68B7F?

The complementary color is #7F9AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68B7F color

#A68B7F rgb(166, 139, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68B7F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.5% green and 49.8% blue (166, 139, 127).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A68B7F color codes

HEX	`#A68B7F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 139, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 8.27, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 13.15, 51.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.789, 28.106, 23.983)`
Decimal	`10914687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68B7F, 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 #A68B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A68B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68b7f; }
.text { color: #a68b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 139 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68b7f, #a69e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A68B7F?: #A68B7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68B7F?: The RGB value is 166, 139, 127: 166 red, 139 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68B7F?: The complementary color is #7F9AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.