What color is #A68F7B?

#A68F7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68F7B?

The RGB value is 166, 143, 123: 166 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68F7B?

The complementary color is #7B92A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68F7B color

#A68F7B rgb(166, 143, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A68F7B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.1% green and 48.2% blue (166, 143, 123).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A68F7B color codes

HEX	`#A68F7B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 143, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 5.44, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 14.87, 68.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.124, 29.183, 22.834)`
Decimal	`10915707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68F7B, 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 #A68F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #A68F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68f7b; }
.text { color: #a68f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 143 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68f7b, #a6a57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A68F7B?: #A68F7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68F7B?: The RGB value is 166, 143, 123: 166 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68F7B?: The complementary color is #7B92A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.