What color is #A86658?

#A86658 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86658?

The RGB value is 168, 102, 88: 168 red, 102 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86658?

The complementary color is #589AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86658?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86658 color

#A86658 rgb(168, 102, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A86658 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 40% green and 34.5% blue (168, 102, 88).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 48% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dried Tomatoes (#AB6057), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#A86658 color codes

HEX	`#A86658`
RGB	`rgb(168, 102, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 40%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 48%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, 24.97, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 31.49, 37.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.663, 18.534, 11.615)`
Decimal	`11036248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86658, 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 #A86658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #A86658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86658; }
.text { color: #a86658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 102 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86658, #a88e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #A86658?: #A86658 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dried Tomatoes. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86658?: The RGB value is 168, 102, 88: 168 red, 102 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86658?: The complementary color is #589AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86658?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.