What color is #A68D72?

#A68D72 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 #A68D72?

The RGB value is 166, 141, 114: 166 red, 141 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68D72?

The complementary color is #728BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68D72 color

#A68D72 rgb(166, 141, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68D72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 55.3% green and 44.7% blue (166, 141, 114).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A68D72 color codes

HEX	`#A68D72`
RGB	`rgb(166, 141, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 55.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, 5.28, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 18.68, 73.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.288, 28.373, 19.903)`
Decimal	`10915186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68D72, 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 #A68D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A68D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68d72; }
.text { color: #a68d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 141 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68d72, #a5a672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A68D72?: #A68D72 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 #A68D72?: The RGB value is 166, 141, 114: 166 red, 141 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68D72?: The complementary color is #728BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.