What color is #A78B85?

#A78B85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78B85?

The RGB value is 167, 139, 133: 167 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78B85?

The complementary color is #85A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78B85 color

#A78B85 rgb(167, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A78B85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (167, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A78B85 color codes

HEX	`#A78B85`
RGB	`rgb(167, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.23, 9.6, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.23, 11.98, 36.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.403, 28.375, 26.114)`
Decimal	`10980229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78B85, 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 #A78B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A78B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78b85; }
.text { color: #a78b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78b85, #a79c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A78B85?: #A78B85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78B85?: The RGB value is 167, 139, 133: 167 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78B85?: The complementary color is #85A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.