What color is #A8675A?

#A8675A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8675A?

The RGB value is 168, 103, 90: 168 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8675A?

The complementary color is #5A9BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8675A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8675A color

#A8675A rgb(168, 103, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8675A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 40.4% green and 35.3% blue (168, 103, 90).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 46% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#A8675A color codes

HEX	`#A8675A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 103, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 40.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 46%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, 24.62, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 30.72, 36.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.845, 18.765, 12.09)`
Decimal	`11036506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8675A, 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 #A8675A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8675A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #A8675A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8675a; }
.text { color: #a8675a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8675a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 103 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8675a, #a88e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #A8675A?: #A8675A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8675A?: The RGB value is 168, 103, 90: 168 red, 103 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8675A?: The complementary color is #5A9BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8675A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.