What color is #A76868?

#A76868 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76868?

The RGB value is 167, 104, 104: 167 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76868?

The complementary color is #68A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76868 color

#A76868 rgb(167, 104, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #A76868 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 40.8% green and 40.8% blue (167, 104, 104).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#A76868 color codes

HEX	`#A76868`
RGB	`rgb(167, 104, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 40.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 25.28, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 27.44, 22.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.386, 19.117, 15.552)`
Decimal	`10971240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76868, 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 #A76868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #A76868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76868; }
.text { color: #a76868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 104 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76868, #a78868); }

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Questions

What color is #A76868?: #A76868 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76868?: The RGB value is 167, 104, 104: 167 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76868?: The complementary color is #68A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.