What color is #A78F68?

#A78F68 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78F68?

The RGB value is 167, 143, 104: 167 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78F68?

The complementary color is #6880A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78F68 color

#A78F68 rgb(167, 143, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78F68 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.1% green and 40.8% blue (167, 143, 104).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#A78F68 color codes

HEX	`#A78F68`
RGB	`rgb(167, 143, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 3.29, 24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 24.33, 82.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.258, 28.861, 17.176)`
Decimal	`10981224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78F68, 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 #A78F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #A78F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78f68; }
.text { color: #a78f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 143 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78f68, #a0a768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A78F68?: #A78F68 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78F68?: The RGB value is 167, 143, 104: 167 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78F68?: The complementary color is #6880A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.