What color is #A68B80?

#A68B80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68B80?

The RGB value is 166, 139, 128: 166 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68B80?

The complementary color is #809BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68B80 color

#A68B80 rgb(166, 139, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A68B80 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (166, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 18% saturation and 58% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A68B80 color codes

HEX	`#A68B80`
RGB	`rgb(166, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 8.43, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 12.84, 48.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.855, 28.132, 24.328)`
Decimal	`10914688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68B80, 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 #A68B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A68B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68b80; }
.text { color: #a68b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68b80, #a69e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A68B80?: #A68B80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68B80?: The RGB value is 166, 139, 128: 166 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68B80?: The complementary color is #809BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.