What color is #A88368?

#A88368 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88368?

The RGB value is 168, 131, 104: 168 red, 131 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88368?

The complementary color is #688DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88368 color

#A88368 rgb(168, 131, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88368 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.4% green and 40.8% blue (168, 131, 104).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#A88368 color codes

HEX	`#A88368`
RGB	`rgb(168, 131, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 10.42, 20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 22.59, 62.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.764, 25.558, 16.618)`
Decimal	`11043688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88368, 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 #A88368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #A88368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88368; }
.text { color: #a88368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 131 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88368, #a8a368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88368?: #A88368 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88368?: The RGB value is 168, 131, 104: 168 red, 131 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88368?: The complementary color is #688DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.