What color is #A78680?

#A78680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78680?

The RGB value is 167, 134, 128: 167 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78680?

The complementary color is #80A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78680 color

#A78680 rgb(167, 134, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (167, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A78680 color codes

HEX	`#A78680`
RGB	`rgb(167, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 11.64, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 14.12, 34.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.358, 26.825, 24.102)`
Decimal	`10978944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78680, 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 #A78680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A78680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78680; }
.text { color: #a78680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78680, #a79a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A78680?: #A78680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78680?: The RGB value is 167, 134, 128: 167 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78680?: The complementary color is #80A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.