What color is #A68D83?

#A68D83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68D83?

The RGB value is 166, 141, 131: 166 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68D83?

The complementary color is #839CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68D83 color

#A68D83 rgb(166, 141, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A68D83 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 55.3% green and 51.4% blue (166, 141, 131).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% 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 6.76:1).

#A68D83 color codes

HEX	`#A68D83`
RGB	`rgb(166, 141, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 55.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 7.77, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 11.76, 48.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.348, 28.796, 25.481)`
Decimal	`10915203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68D83, 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 #A68D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A68D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68d83; }
.text { color: #a68d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 141 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68d83, #a69f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A68D83?: #A68D83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68D83?: The RGB value is 166, 141, 131: 166 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68D83?: The complementary color is #839CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.