What color is #A8837F?

#A8837F 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 #A8837F?

The RGB value is 168, 131, 127: 168 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8837F?

The complementary color is #7FA4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8837F color

#A8837F rgb(168, 131, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8837F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (168, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#A8837F color codes

HEX	`#A8837F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, 13.57, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 15.56, 29.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.096, 26.091, 23.631)`
Decimal	`11043711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8837F, 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 #A8837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #A8837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8837f; }
.text { color: #a8837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8837f, #a8977f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8837F?: #A8837F 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 #A8837F?: The RGB value is 168, 131, 127: 168 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8837F?: The complementary color is #7FA4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.