What color is #A86D76?

#A86D76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86D76?

The RGB value is 168, 109, 118: 168 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86D76?

The complementary color is #6DA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86D76 color

#A86D76 rgb(168, 109, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #A86D76 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 42.7% green and 46.3% blue (168, 109, 118).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#A86D76 color codes

HEX	`#A86D76`
RGB	`rgb(168, 109, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 42.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 35%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 24.72, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 25.17, 10.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.888, 20.572, 19.796)`
Decimal	`11038070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86D76, 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 #A86D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #A86D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86d76; }
.text { color: #a86d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 109 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86d76, #a8816d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A86D76?: #A86D76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86D76?: The RGB value is 168, 109, 118: 168 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86D76?: The complementary color is #6DA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.