What color is #A78685?

#A78685 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78685?

The RGB value is 167, 134, 133: 167 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78685?

The complementary color is #85A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78685 color

#A78685 rgb(167, 134, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #A78685 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (167, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#A78685 color codes

HEX	`#A78685`
RGB	`rgb(167, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, 12.42, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 13.51, 23.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.695, 26.96, 25.878)`
Decimal	`10978949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78685, 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 #A78685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #A78685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78685; }
.text { color: #a78685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78685, #a79785); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A78685?: #A78685 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78685?: The RGB value is 167, 134, 133: 167 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78685?: The complementary color is #85A6A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.