What color is #A78C8F?

#A78C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78C8F?

The RGB value is 167, 140, 143: 167 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78C8F?

The complementary color is #8CA7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78C8F color

#A78C8F rgb(167, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A78C8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (167, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#A78C8F color codes

HEX	`#A78C8F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, 10.67, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 10.9, 11.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.272, 28.956, 29.976)`
Decimal	`10980495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78C8F, 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 #A78C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #A78C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78c8f; }
.text { color: #a78c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78c8f, #a7978c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A78C8F?: #A78C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78C8F?: The RGB value is 167, 140, 143: 167 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78C8F?: The complementary color is #8CA7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.