What color is #A87B86?

#A87B86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87B86?

The RGB value is 168, 123, 134: 168 red, 123 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87B86?

The complementary color is #7BA89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87B86 color

#A87B86 rgb(168, 123, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #A87B86 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 48.2% green and 52.5% blue (168, 123, 134).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A87B86 color codes

HEX	`#A87B86`
RGB	`rgb(168, 123, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 48.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, 19.2, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 19.22, 2.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.535, 24.213, 25.773)`
Decimal	`11041670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87B86, 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 #A87B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #A87B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87b86; }
.text { color: #a87b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 123 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87b86, #a8867b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A87B86?: #A87B86 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87B86?: The RGB value is 168, 123, 134: 168 red, 123 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87B86?: The complementary color is #7BA89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.