What color is #A8807B?

#A8807B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8807B?

The RGB value is 168, 128, 123: 168 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8807B?

The complementary color is #7BA3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8807B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8807B color

#A8807B rgb(168, 128, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8807B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (168, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#A8807B color codes

HEX	`#A8807B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, 14.68, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 17.06, 30.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.443, 25.195, 22.153)`
Decimal	`11042939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8807B, 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 #A8807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #A8807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8807b; }
.text { color: #a8807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8807b, #a8977b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8807B?: #A8807B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8807B?: The RGB value is 168, 128, 123: 168 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8807B?: The complementary color is #7BA3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8807B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.